Attempting To Merge Two Lasius Flavus Colonies

Lasius Flavus is a polygynous (can have more than a single queen) ant species, also known as the yellow meadow ant. In this video I attempt to merge two colonies (one larger with around 50 workers, and one with around 8) into one, but the larger colony shows aggression when the other ants wander into their territory.
All of the second colony’s workers were removed relatively unharmed after recording this, and placed back with their queen in a test tube setup. I may attempt this experiment again in the future, but for now as will allow both colonies to exist separately.
Ant Colonies Purchased From: www.britishants.com

[@creeperfreaker3910]

very cool video, my lasius flavus colony is arriving somewhere this or next week. looking forward to it!

[@Snugpod]

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[@Yoda-ky3op]

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[@juhisplaysgt2959]

Did you buy that queen. Or did you caught it. If u did. When and how. I want to have one too

[@fishyy4139]

The queen in this video was purchased from www.britishants.com/ If the species is native to your area you can attempt to catch a newly mated queen (lasius flavus fly July - August).