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Title: queen played dead
Post by: sseryoga on August 11, 2012, 04:49:59 pm

I got a new queen that start laying 5days now.Today i tried to mark her, by grabbing her by the wings. But in the split second she stopped moving . I took her in the house and placed her on the paper in front of computer. The wired part is she was not moving but laying about 10 eggs before she start moving her legs and getting more active hour and half latter. Anybody can explain this? Toxic marker?  

Title: Re: queen played dead
Post by: Michael Bush on August 21, 2012, 04:10:29 pm

Queens fainting has been documented for many years.  Jay Smith's theory is you have some venom on your fingers... but I think many things could be the cause.

Title: Re: queen played dead
Post by: D Coates on August 21, 2012, 05:59:54 pm

Scared the bejesus out of me the first time it happened.

Title: Re: queen played dead
Post by: AllenF on August 21, 2012, 06:05:22 pm

Scared the bejesus out of her.

Title: Re: queen played dead
Post by: nitarae on August 22, 2012, 02:34:34 pm

Quote from: Michael Bush on August 21, 2012, 04:10:29 pm

Queens fainting has been documented for many years.  Jay Smith's theory is you have some venom on your fingers... but I think many things could be the cause.