Finally Myrmica | Queen Ant catching on Nuptial Flights 2021

[@AntsVienna]

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[@snipermikulop6672]

I have caught a pheidole noda queen

[@AntsVienna]

@@snipermikulop6672 Nice! Way I ask where (which country) you caught her? :)

[@snipermikulop6672]

@@AntsVienna I live in India and there are various species live black crazy ants , fire ants , pheidole , pholyrachus dives , carpenter compress , carpenter irritants pharoh ants myrmicai and soo on there are soo many species in India but only have pheidole noda but it's nuptials flight in india and hope I will caught other queens

[@AntsVienna]

@@snipermikulop6672 Keep your eyes open - When you walk make a stop every now and then and look around you. It is easier to spot queens when you stand still for a moment. Hope this helps you out!

[@snipermikulop6672]

@@AntsVienna noo noo I don't go queen ant hunt I just go to Street light and catch queens there

[@cobraanimations6299]

"I hope she lives on to produce generations of colonies" *Gets snatched by bird a minute after release*

[@AntsVienna]

haha - I made sure she got into the grass

[@Natural_Power]

I caught Messor barbarus (or M.wasmanni), Colobopsis truncata, Solenopsis fugax and I found a colony of Temnothorax nylanderi on vacation in South-France, hoping to catch Lasius umbratus back home, then I kinda have a full baic Lasius index lol

[@AntsVienna]

Where did you catch the messor Queen? Haven't seen any in Austria...

[@kristijanveljaca1687]

@@AntsVienna Just been rewatching this video, If it's not too late I'd like to say that messors like dry and seedy soil, I've seen some messor colonies in Dalmatia, Croatia but I've never been able to find a queen, I suggest next year comming down to Dalmatia for a vacation and you may be lucky enough to come across a messor structor, or come during september or october for messor wasmanni

[@b-049]

lasius niger is also able to overwinter, i did it with mine and they had no problem with it, they have a lot of eggs and and larva, i think its about 60/90 larva, i caught the queen last year and during the winter they did a diapause, like the exotic ants do, the queen laid no eggs and the larva didnt grow fast, but they were still active and aceppted food

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, you can skip hibernation with Lasius, BUT when doing so repeatedly you shorten the lifespawn and egg laying performance of the Queen! Just keep that in mind

[@Floppy21]

Cant wait for another antsvienna episode!

[@AntsVienna]

Coming up in a couple of minutes 😉🐜

[@colingarlick6794]

This is my second year doing this but my first nuptial flight I have participated in and it has been really good, 18 tetramorim queen 12 pogo queens and 1 Camponotus then 1 unknown queen

[@AntsVienna]

Hello Colin. Congrats on your Queens so far. Have you asked for help in identification on our discord? discord.gg/PBw6BvU

[@colingarlick6794]

@@AntsVienna no not yet

[@AntsVienna]

What are you waiting for then? 😉

[@budgie-do2jl]

I found one with wings under my pot plants and I put in testube for 5 days but she didn't lay any eggs so I put her putside

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, if a queen does not lay eggs in a few days it's better to release her, as she might not be fertilized yet

[@budgie-do2jl]

@@AntsVienna ok

[@budgie-do2jl]

Luckily In my school on September there are alot of myrmica ruba queen's without wings I get them in September

[@udaynain2889]

Just got into ant keeping and I have three queens with brood. I really like ur vidoes.

[@AntsVienna]

hello there! Congrats on your Queens👍 If you are looking for some advice on how to keep ants, you can check out this playlist😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5mTYYGkr8p3n7M

[@udaynain2889]

@Ty Hanson good luck on keeping them :)

[@AntsVienna]

@Ty Hanson As colonies grow you will have to make choices. But in the beginning it is good to just try many species out and see which one works best for you 😉🐜

[@antsnetherlands20]

Not all caught Myrmica queens are necessarily Myrmica rubra. There are many dozens of species in your country. This queen might have several characteristics (shape of antennal scapes and petioles) to be listed as a different species. Get macro shots on her "face" and side of petioles.

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there. Yes, I know that she might not neccessarily be Rubra. Will investigate this further - Thanks for mentioning👍

[@beanapprentice1687]

Most myrmica species have identical caring needs, so it’s not a huge deal

[@ClaudiaLovenfosse-io8yc]

Auch LASIUS NIGER gibt es nochmals Unterarten...😅

[@SwembaSwemba]

I have my own self raised myrmica colony with only 4 workers

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there. How old is your colony?

[@SwembaSwemba]

@@AntsVienna I caught both queens in October of 2020 where they hibernated and soon laid eggs. They got their first 3 workers around June 1 and shortly after killed the second queen. They are good now tho

[@sLife_-]

Good luck👍👍💚

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks! 🐜🍀

[@umbriferus]

its a nice species but its highly likely that you caught a queen already in the process of founding

[@AntsVienna]

You mean the Myrmica? I didn't even think about that! Hope I did not mess up a colony by accident here😅 Thanks for mentioning that posibility

[@umbriferus]

@@AntsVienna but I do hope that she is not. But my recommendation to get this species is either to buy a colony or dig up a already existing and take a few workers an d a queen due to them being polygynous it shouldn’t hurt the wild colony too much. :)

[@umbriferus]

@@AntsVienna but it’s a telltale sign if she was calm while being in the open. A dealate queen would be hectic on the search to find a spot for her founding chamber.

[@ant1579]

Just caught myself a marnoplus bicolour

[@AntsVienna]

hey there. Never heard of that species? Sure you're spelling it right? Congrats anyway though👍

[@ant1579]

@@AntsVienna sorry idk how to spell it

[@AntsVienna]

No problem - the most important thing is you are happy with them😉🐜

[@DominikShaim]

How many % zoom are you using while filming your ants details?

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. I'm using a wide angle lens and try to get at a distance of max 2-3 centimeters (1 inch) from the ants

[@titan1286]

I have a question about beginner ant species are Pavement ants (Tetramorium ants) easy to keep or dangerous ? And are Camponotus ants dangerous or easy to keep?

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. Both Tetramorium and Camponotus ants are usually easy to start with and to keep. Tetramorium are small, fast growing BUT have a sting, while Campnotus ants are (depending on exact species) larger grow much slower and do not have a sting. Hope this helps you out

[@bethuelprime3999]

If I found a myrmicaria natalensis queen how can I take care of it?

[@AntsVienna]

Hello again! I haven't kept that particular species myself - I suggest you join our discord, where ant keepers that have can give you useful advice about them🐜 discord.gg/PBw6BvU

[@bethuelprime3999]

@@AntsVienna it is said that this species is mostly found in Africa

[@MikaelaRamon]

I don't have a queen ant because is december

[@AntsVienna]

True. Keep your eyes open in the months May-August

[@XD-yw4go]

I catch a queen ant but idk the specie 😬

[@AntsVienna]

hey there. Congrtas on your queen 🐜 JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY: discord.gg/PBw6BvU and ask there for help in identification ;)

[@monkeycrazy6124]

can u tell me what ants in philipines? during nuptial flight

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. I am personally not familiar with Philipine ants, BUT I know where you can find people that can help you out - our AntsVienna Discord Chats: discord.gg/PBw6BvU

[@monkeycrazy6124]

@@AntsVienna thanks

[@englishfishkeeper2007]

WOW! you actually found a Polyergus queen they are soo rare!!! I also love Formica ants and so I instantly identified her. Also, the Myrmica queen that you Said was "Rubra" is actually Myrmica Ruginodis. Myrmica Ruginodis have a Longer Node compared to Rubra (Hope that helps). I also caught Lasius Niger, Lasius Flavus, Lasius Fuliginosus And Lasius Umbratus this year but both the parasitic Fuliginosus and umbratus was infertile 😭 Awesome video!

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there. Thanks - will investigate what Myrmica species i have actually caught. Sorry to hear your parasitic Queens didn't make it. Congrats on your other colonies though👍 AND thanks for the support! 🐜🐜🐜

[@Noel-jr1gl]

I have home myrmica sp.

[@AntsVienna]

hey there. What do you mean by home? Hopefully not in your house - these ants can sting after all

[@TheGlassgoat]

All I have is 15 test tubes of monimorium minimum. I wish the queen of that species lived longer.

[@AntsVienna]

Wait - How long do they live?

[@TheGlassgoat]

Everything that I have read has said the queens typically only live about a year. I want to catch a pogonomyrmex queen because they can live between 40 and 50 years.

[@AntsVienna]

@@TheGlassgoat Didn't know that monimorium minimum have such short lives. Anyway Pogonomyrmex barbatus lifespan is between 17-26 years, depending on keeping conditions and genetics. The longest living Queens are Lasius Niger, with almost 30 years max.

[@simpuls3204]

That looks more like Myrmica Inclompeta to me because I have a rubra colony and the queen is a lot more red

[@AntsVienna]

hmmm... maybe the light doesn't do her justice. Thanks for the tip though👍

[@issamhilal184]

I wish myrmica was native to my country

[@AntsVienna]

I understand how you feel - I've been looking for years to find a single Myrmica queen😅

[@dont5363]

Damn i yesterday found a queen looking like the thumbnail but i wasnt sure so i didnt catch her

[@AntsVienna]

Maybe trying to look at the spot where you found her again? There could be more queens of the species there😉

[@creamycat1383]

I’ve had two parasitic Lasius queens, both died because they were infertile but I have them both hosts (Lasius Neoniger brood and callows)

[@AntsVienna]

Parasitic Queens are indeed hard to get a colony started, but keep it up 👍

[@antsnetherlands20]

You can't actually know whether a parasitic species is fertilized or not until her brood starts developing and is at least pupae (male pupae are a little bigger than worker pupae). A parasitic queen dying before biological workers is just common.

[@Antymatters]

I failed at getting any lasius's got myself a rubra queen though aswell :)

[@AntsVienna]

Nice. How old is your Rubra colony now? how many workers?

[@Antymatters]

@@AntsVienna one atleast 4 year old 6+ queen's about 4k workers then 2 more younger colony( ones a splinter colony from the older colony) with less queen's and about 500workers each and my new queen. There a wonderful species though, my personal favourite. Hope your queen does well :)

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks for the insight! Now I hope my queen has at least a part of the success your colonies have.👍

[@khidaly5016]

I’ve caught a few Brachymyrmrex Depilis queens, a ton of Solenopsis Molesta queens, and some Tetramorium and Formica queens as well. My little sister also caught her first queen a few days ago.

[@AntsVienna]

Congrats on your Queens. Nice to hear that your sister is getting into it too 👍

[@AntsCzech]

Polyergus rufescens is rare? XD The distribution isn't even, while it can be threathened in NL, it isn't in Czechia, Slovakia and since the distribution is dencer in the south of CZ, Austria should also have some

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, Polyergus is rare and endangered, if there are some clusters that might be the very last of them. Czechia isn't known for well protecting endangered sp. so I am not surprised if they are not on the red list there. I suppose Rufa aren't either?

[@radek0cz]

@@AntsVienna Formica genus is protected in Czechia.

[@AntsCzech]

@@AntsVienna I don't know about us not protecting endangered species, it's true that Bothriomyrmex and Liometopum aren't protected, but the whole fricing genus Formica is lmao not just Formica rufa group, that would be enough, but also all the other Formica species you see on every step XD About Polyergus, from the quite big frequency of queens caught by begginers this year, I wouldn't say they they are doing so bad there, I'll ask someone that can answer that for Cz and SK

[@AntsVienna]

Ok, thankfully there is protection. Hard to believe you have so many polyergus there though, they are rare where i live, like the first queen I've ever seen of this sp. here

[@AntsCzech]

@@AntsVienna eh, that protection sucks, bcs still it doesnt protect anything lmao and Serviformica do not need protection imho

[@antsandpets]

I caught a formica rufa queen this time.

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there - cool. Hope they are not protected where you live

[@antsandpets]

don't worry they are not

[@TropikkleVr]

There was a nuptial flight on the street where my bus stop was sadly, I only found one queen yet that was walking on the sidewalk that made it out alive out of the street of death cus it’s hella busy.

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, i also find it sad when i see dead queen ants... but that's nature

[@Tiny_LivingRoom]

Wouldn't it've been better if you kept the endangered/red listed queen and provide as much help as possible and once they're big enough (like filling up the test tubes) then release them. Then they wouæd've a better chance surviving unless you cant provide the help they need.

[@AntsVienna]

A noble idea, but the way I see it it is better to let them free to do their thing ...nature always finds a way😉

[@joeden681]

I keep myrmica ruginodis which are very simalar to rubra myrmica HATE vibrations they run all around the outworld when I open the lid and they quite curious

[@AntsVienna]

hello again. Ok, thanks for the tip regarding vibrations👍

[@mcallahk]

I caught a crematogaster queen in april who was chilling in a stick. Right now she has maybe 50 workers!

[@AntsVienna]

Nice! May I ask where you caught her? I'm in Greece right now, but haven't found a crematogaster Queen yet

[@aleksa280]

When do Myrmica nuptial flights happen, I mean in what time of the year? In Europe.

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. In this video I share my nuptial flight resources kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2bCin2EmdRnqLs&ab_channel=AntsVienna

[@tranvietphu1298]

Even tho I don't keep semi claustral species, they seems very interesting, they even risk the lives of their youngs and themselves only for food

[@AntsVienna]

Yes, they certainly do. I hope she manages to raise a colony

[@trcrawlies3727]

I got 3 queens of this species

[@AntsVienna]

Myrmica? Nice👍

[@Chaostastic]

one of my queen ants got workers a few days ago finally theres like 6 of them they are super tiny i dont know what kind but they are cool i gave them a pretzel and i saw a queen ant in new york on vacation but i didnt have anything to catch it sadly

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there - nice to hear your colony has its first workers. Make sure to keep a test tube with you next time😉

[@tauk38]

I caught 3 queen ants this year! i don't know what species they are, so if anyone can tell me reply to my comment!

[@AntsVienna]

Hey Tiger. If still need help in queen Identification I strongly suggest you 🐜 JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY: discord.gg/PBw6BvU

[@antsengland6658]

Myrmica Rubra are semi clostral don’t give it too much food though

[@AntsVienna]

Ok, so what to give her?

[@jeromedavis4527]

Could you send me some lasius emarginatus In the post if you catch any I’ll buy one off you

[@AntsVienna]

Hello Jerome. Normally I don't send ants. May I ask where you live?

[@Артём-н6с3х]

I think your myrmica queen ant isn't rubra, maybe she is "lobicornis"

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks for the tip - I will investigate that possibility 👍

[@antsengland6658]

It is hard but you need to give it pupae from a different colony in order for it to start its own

[@AntsVienna]

To the Lasius Umbratus queen?

[@snipermikulop6672]

First

[@AntsVienna]

Yes - done it this time, sniper👍

[@snipermikulop6672]

@@AntsVienna how many colonies you have and of which species please tell

[@AntsVienna]

@@snipermikulop6672 Many😅 ...I am guessing around 50 at the moment. Various Camponotus, Formica, Solenopsis, Myrmica, Tetramorium, Lasius species

[@snipermikulop6672]

@@AntsVienna omg I don't have a single colony I just have pheidole noda queen in test tube and some of her eggs

[@AntsVienna]

@@snipermikulop6672 No worries - just take good care of her and she will thank you 👍

[@phoenixfeather2640]

i had catched a myrmica queen and now she has larva and i catched her feed her larvae

[@AntsVienna]

well done 👍

[@tranvietphu1298]

What will happen if the temperature in the ant room is changing quickly, one day I turned on the AC and saw one larvae (not a cocoon spinning species) just wiggling around

[@AntsVienna]

How big are the fluctuations? You should put them in a closet to avoid temperature changing more than 5° Celsius

[@makpocyt]

hiii

[@AntsVienna]

hello

[@GIGA_Man.GAGAChado___GIGACHAD]

no I have not kept them but I hope you do well!

[@GIGA_Man.GAGAChado___GIGACHAD]

im talking about myrmica

[@AntsVienna]

Thank you - will take good care of them! :)

[@linky4978]

what is the name of the red material y'all use to cover the ants?

[@AntsVienna]

It's not a single material. It can be red foliage, red plexiglas, acrylic. I personally prefer covering my ant setups with solid material as it not scientifically proven that all ant species cannot see red light - there are some who apparently can.

[@linky4978]

love your channel, ty for make these videos

[@AntsVienna]

You're welcome - Thanks for the support 👍

[@sausaigeham1104]

I found many varieties of species like formica and tetramorium but my favorites I found this year was in the month of May where I found many of camponotus ants but may favorite ant I found this year and she's the only one is my first Camponotus Subbarbatus queen which if you don't know about you should check the species out it has black an yellow stripes with some red and sometimes some dark purple and orange

[@AntsVienna]

That Camponotus Subbarbatus Queen looks cool indeed! Hope you get them to start a colony🐜🐜🐜

[@sausaigeham1104]

She has her first nanitics and her colony is doing great and thanks for the good luck I hope all of your colonies for success as well

[@AhmedAbdul501]

How To Make queen ant food plzzz say 😭

[@AntsVienna]

Hey there. I have already a video on ant food - check it out 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKTRnY2Ngs96bbs

[@Floppy21]

Hi antsvienna! Im planning on moving some of my ant colonies to a natural terrarrium and im planning on using dried baby powder as the barrier, how oftenshould i replace the barrier? Thx

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there! The barrier will need to be renewed as the ants walk over it. You will notice the powder getting worn off the more escape attempts the ants make. While your colony is small you'll probably only need to renew it every couple of months while later on every couple of weeks. Hope this heps you out!

[@Floppy21]

@@AntsVienna thx i appreciate the info

[@joeden681]

I really like polyergus but they are hard to keep

[@AntsVienna]

They are forbidden by law to keep actually. At least here in Austria

[@stansants5816]

tip for myrmica, keep feeding them protein just keep giving it too them.

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks Stan! Any preferred protein types for myrmica? Fruit flies?

[@stansants5816]

@@AntsVienna well for mine i mostly do mealworms but they aren’t picky, never skip feeding them anything you find, also stuff them with sugars

[@stansants5816]

@@AntsVienna they love fruit flies aswell

[@AntsVienna]

@@stansants5816 Thanks! Will try out different proteins I guess

[@chungnun4948]

I found a cataglyphis nodus queen abroad but could not bring it home :(

[@AntsVienna]

That is both exciting and sad to hear... Where did you find her?

[@chungnun4948]

@@AntsVienna In kosovo, the temperature means that nodus is present

[@blueril2718]

U guys are so lucky I’m in England we only have some species of wood ant ,ladies and that’s it

[@blueril2718]

Fire ants aswelll

[@AntsVienna]

What wood ant sp. do you have? :)

[@blueril2718]

Formica sanguinea and tufa👍

[@blueril2718]

Rufa*

[@AntsCzech]

@@blueril2718 are they protected in England? I think they aren't, you're lucky

[@philthehexagon2989]

I only caught some pheidole dentata queens

[@AntsVienna]

Name sounds cool. How big are those? Soldiers?

[@philthehexagon2989]

@@AntsVienna theyre tiny, and their soldiers are too

[@budgie-do2jl]

11:25 couldn't stop laughing 🤣

[@AntsVienna]

You mean the discord name? He personally insisted that I let him keep it as it is😅😂

[@budgie-do2jl]

@@AntsVienna yes

[@cityants1166]

Looks almost like Myrmecina lol

[@AntsVienna]

Many of those species do actually look similar and the only way to separate them is thanks to the marks on their forehead and other little details

[@cityants1166]

@@AntsVienna yeah, the jaws are the way to differentiate Stenamma and Myrmecina which are the only two of that type here

[@Schmidii93]

nice :)

[@AntsVienna]

Thanks!

[@rayansida2016]

No

[@AntsVienna]

No Queen ants caught?

[@antsengland6658]

Yes

[@AntsVienna]

👍

[@Lambo_Roblox]

Did you know that Mermica ruba queens that are alone have do not a lot of chance of serviving

[@AntsVienna]

I hope mine does. Any tips to help her out?

[@AntsCzech]

@@AntsVienna frequent feeding and leave her be, nothing special

[@AntsVienna]

@@AntsCzech What protein source do you feed them favorably? Thanks for the tip👍

[@AntsCzech]

@@AntsVienna small piece of a mealworm, big greasy pieces tend not to be eaten and also start to degrade, or pieces of small cockroaches I don't have fruitflies, so what I use (crickets, mealworms and dubia roaches) work

[@AntsVienna]

Will try - thanks😃

[@easuporter4276]

Nice video can I ask a question

[@AntsVienna]

Hello and thanks! Yes, go ahead 😉

[@easuporter4276]

@@AntsVienna oke so I’m making my own ytong nests and I’m also selling them would you like to review them

[@AntsVienna]

What method/tools are you using? Maybe post some pics in the DIY section of our discord?

[@ДавидЗукић]

Wow! I often find polyergus rufescens workers in my area (Serbia) making crazy long trails across the street, caring brood, every summer, but I didn't know much about them and that they are called like that! Great to know that they are living in my area!

[@AntsVienna]

Hello David! Yes, you are lucky since they are very rare to see nowadays

[@aleksa280]

Where do you live exactly, i mean what part of Serbia do you live? Vojvodina, Sumadija etc.

[@ДавидЗукић]

@@aleksa280 Vojvodina, Novi Sad

[@aleksa280]

@@ДавидЗукић well I guessed so since Vojvodina is flat lands compared to the rest of Serbia, I guess that probably has an affect on ant species in the area, since I'm in Šumadija(Kragujevac) and I've never really seen Polyergus here. Brate Srpski ne pričam ovde da bi drugi razumeli.

[@ДавидЗукић]

@@aleksa280 Да, да 👍

[@Jellyf0x]

I've been waiting for the nuptial flights here but nothing. You're right about the weather being so unstable. I really hope it settles.

[@AntsVienna]

hello there. Where is here? Country?

[@Jellyf0x]

@@AntsVienna Here is a town called Clacton on Sea in England. Still no nuptials here, although I saw a male alate in my kitchen today. I have a few Lasius Niger colonies in my garden which I check every day for activity.

[@AntsVienna]

Hope you get lucky soon🐜🍀

[@Jellyf0x]

@@AntsVienna I finally got lucky on the 10th. I caught 16 Lasius Niger queens and 2 Lasius Flavus. 7 of them have already have eggs. Yesterday I was walking my dogs at a nature reserve and the ants there put on a bit of a show. As the alates were flying up, hundreds of giant dragonflies were catching them in mid air all around me. Even the seagulls were trying to catch them. It resembled an alien invasion movie, where the airforce is trying to destroy alien craft that flow endlessly from the mothership. Good times😂

[@Ant392]

Coool

[@AntsVienna]

Hello there. Queen ant hunting always feels exciting!

[@Ant392]

@@AntsVienna yea

[@antkeeper_greece2042]

This year i caught a camponotus fallax queen (sadly died unknown reason), a lasius brunneus queen (raised nanitics but she died because i exposed them to sunlight to move them as they were not moving with light from a flashlight), 2 emarginatus queens (I made a 2 queen colony and they currently they have about 20 nanitics), a colobopsis truncata (I released her as she wasn't laying eggs) and a camponotus baldaccii queen (Has wing but no eggs i hope she has mated)

[@AntsVienna]

I see you have many queens and many stories! Seems like you fried your Brunneus there😅 Wish you good luck with the queens and colonies remaining. PS: For some reason Fallax are generally developing slow and many do not survive. Don't take it personally

[@antkeeper_greece2042]

@@AntsVienna my fallax colony that I have from last year has now three workers to pupay and a decent brood pile, and I am sure i will catch some messor queens because there's a big colony in my school that last year filled the school yard with alates and one queen that I called has now a colony of about 50 workers

[@AntsVienna]

@@antkeeper_greece2042 Nice - hope I can find some Messor too. Do you remember when (which time of year) the Messor alates were flying at your school?

[@antkeeper_greece2042]

@@AntsVienna Yes they were flying at October directly after a rain. Good luck

[@AntsCzech]

3:19 Why Tetramorium?

[@AntsVienna]

Because there are no Rubra colonies in my area that I know of.

[@AntsCzech]

@@AntsVienna look in forests for big moss areas ;)

[@AntsVienna]

I did, but no luck so far for me - with the exception of that single queen