This colony is stubborn.
You are not alone.
Edited by AntsDakota, August 21 2019 - 12:37 PM.
This colony is stubborn.
You are not alone.
Edited by AntsDakota, August 21 2019 - 12:37 PM.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Damn, that sucks. Sorry, man
After reading all these accounts, I don't agree with the whole Camponotus are easy to keep idea.
Damn, that sucks. Sorry, man
After reading all these accounts, I don't agree with the whole Camponotus are easy to keep idea.
Damn, that sucks. Sorry, man
After reading all these accounts, I don't agree with the whole Camponotus are easy to keep idea.
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That's too bad, but don't give up. I haven;t a clue as to what could have happened, but definitely not the norm. My Camponotus Novaeboracensis have been my oldest and most stable colonies.
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But it seems Camponotus tend to have higher mortality rates even after they get workers.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Is there a way to get the bacteria for them? Like maybe a naturalistic vivarium or something?
Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, September 6 2019 - 5:09 PM.
Currently keeping:
Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea
Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus nearcticus
Crematogaster cerasi
Temnothorax ambiguus
Prenolepis imparis
I think it has to due with the symbiotic Blochmania bacteria that Concordantman mentioned in posts a few weeks ago. Captive colonies lack it and suffer nutrient deficiencies as a result. I think this is why big captive caught colonies do fine, but colonies raised from a single queen struggle. Camponotus really just aren’t my cup of tea anyway.
Well, how do you get Bloachmania in your colony?
He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.
I aggree this is a big thing that we as a hobby need to find out how it is aquired to give better care to our camponotus species
We should ask a myrmecologist to look into this.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
We should ask a myrmecologist to look into this.
YES. And it's not like this wouldn't be useful to scientists too.
Currently keeping:
Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea
Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus nearcticus
Crematogaster cerasi
Temnothorax ambiguus
Prenolepis imparis
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