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T.C's Camponotus pennsylvanicus (1st nanitic after a year! )


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#1 Offline T.C. - Posted October 22 2016 - 5:26 PM

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This queen just has larvae, putting her into hibernation, update in the spring. :)

 

 

 


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#2 Offline MichiganAnts - Posted October 24 2016 - 6:26 PM

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#3 Offline T.C. - Posted October 24 2016 - 8:21 PM

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good luck!

Thanks :)


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#4 Offline T.C. - Posted December 5 2016 - 11:29 AM

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Random Mid-hibernation check up. Slow moving antennae and leg movement.

 


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#5 Offline T.C. - Posted December 5 2016 - 1:06 PM

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Does this queen seem skinny to anyone? I am thinking I will pull her out of hibernation as soon as possible so she doesn't starve.


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#6 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted December 5 2016 - 1:21 PM

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Does this queen seem skinny to anyone? I am thinking I will pull her out of hibernation as soon as possible so she doesn't starve.

Very skinny

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#7 Offline T.C. - Posted December 12 2016 - 1:40 PM

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I was afraid she was not going to make it through hibernation by the looks of how skinny she was. So I gave her some honey, and left her alone. I believe she consumed a little of it. Here is a picture I took just before I put her back into hibernation. icon_biggrin.png

 


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#8 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted December 12 2016 - 2:58 PM

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Since she is a late-year Camponotus that was ejected from the colony because they didn't have enough food for hibernation, she is at a clear disadvantage during the founding process. She seems to have enough resources to raise at least one worker, if she is mated.


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#9 Offline T.C. - Posted December 12 2016 - 8:49 PM

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Since she is a late-year Camponotus that was ejected from the colony because they didn't have enough food for hibernation, she is at a clear disadvantage during the founding process. She seems to have enough resources to raise at least one worker, if she is mated.

Yeah i know. I am really hoping she is fertile :D


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#10 Offline T.C. - Posted December 30 2016 - 3:02 PM

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UPDATE: 12/3016 Well it has been 2 months for this queen. I was forced to pull her from hibernation a month earlier than I wanted to. Luckily  the queen and the larvae are all still alive. The queen is back to tending the larvae. I attempted to feed her something but she refused a spider and honey? However with 15 larvae, I am hoping if she is desperate, rather than starving she eats one of the larvae.


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#11 Offline Kevin - Posted December 30 2016 - 3:14 PM

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I found a founding chamber with a dead Campontous pennsylvanicus. queen and one worker right at the beginning of hibernation.. She was very thin too. I think this season, the weather was pretty messed up and a lot of late flyers came out. You should try some different liquids other than honey for a variety. Hopefully she survives!


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#12 Offline Crystals - Posted December 30 2016 - 4:29 PM

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I find Camponotus prefer sugar water over honey.

I could usually convince my founding queens to eat a fruit fly, but had no luck with any other insect.


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#13 Offline T.C. - Posted December 30 2016 - 9:47 PM

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I find Camponotus prefer sugar water over honey.

I could usually convince my founding queens to eat a fruit fly, but had no luck with any other insect.

Ok, thanks. I will give it a try. :)


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#14 Offline T.C. - Posted January 4 2017 - 10:48 AM

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I find Camponotus prefer sugar water over honey.

I could usually convince my founding queens to eat a fruit fly, but had no luck with any other insect.

Well I tried giving her some sugar water and it worked. She Drank quite a bit of it too. :yahoo:  Why didn't I think of this? :facepalm:

 

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#15 Offline antgenius123 - Posted January 4 2017 - 11:07 AM

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I was afraid she was not going to make it through hibernation by the looks of how skinny she was. So I gave her some honey, and left her alone. I believe she consumed a little of it. Here is a picture I took just before I put her back into hibernation. icon_biggrin.png

 

She looks a bit more plump. Good job keeping her alive even though she's a late-year


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#16 Offline T.C. - Posted January 4 2017 - 11:26 AM

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Yeah, at that time I wasn't sure if it was me or if she was fatter. :D


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#17 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 4 2017 - 2:42 PM

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I hope she lives TC

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#18 Offline Goldsystem - Posted January 4 2017 - 2:54 PM

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#19 Offline T.C. - Posted January 10 2017 - 4:11 PM

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Well it sure was reassuring to see this. I just had to breathe a sigh of relief. Thanks again Cyrstal's for the help.

 

Picture of her drinking the sugar water. I can't believe how much larger her gaster had gotten.

 

Here is a very short video clip, I showed the larvae quickly as well.


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Good sized larvae. Good luck! 


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