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[dean_k]

Ants receive cold different than us. At first, they try to hibernate, so basically she dies in her sleep. Also, I do not think you would want to step on a queen this big, that would make a decent splat... Anyway, I checked on her today and she seems a little better. Maybe it is not a permanent thing. Also, all her brood is in a pile again, except for one.

 

She did pull off her own leg. That can't be considered perfectly normal... but we will see.

[Gregory2455]

Actually, I intervened with a trust wire, and got her to let go before she pulled it off.

[Gregory2455]

Ok, also to make something clear- I TAKE STUPID AND INFERTILE ANTS FROM DREW. This was a stupid ant. She was NOT sold as an actual colony.

[Alza]

its dead now isn't it 

[Gregory2455]

No, she is still ok, and a bit less spazzy.

[Alza]

abuse... such abuse. i think she has a couple more days to live 

[Gregory2455]

It is OK, that is your opinion, and I respect that, but the fact of the matter is that she seems calmer every day since I posted this, the day I posted this was the peak day that she was showing such behavior.

[Alza]

record her. i want to see if she is really okay 

[Mercutia]

I find it funny that the majority of "Crazy Queen" stories are of Camponotus.

 

Maybe it was just a stress related issue. Probably nothing too serious.

[Gregory2455]

Their large size probably plays a role in it.

[Crystals]

Camponotus are large enough that accidents or collisions on their mating flight cause more damage than a lighter ant.

I usually see most of my Camponotus losses within the first 24 hours, and after 3 days I rarely have any deaths.  I have seen some obvious nerological damage in queens which I observed flying right into a wall or into the ground.  Graceful, they are not. 

 

Many parasites also like their larger size, so there could be some mini brain altering pathogen in there somewhere. 

[dermy]

I would guess substance abuse, time to give that queen some Rehab.

 

I think it could be brain parasites or toxins..

[Gregory2455]

She is dead now, so this is over. All her brood is going to the other queen.

[dermy]

Sorry to hear, hopefully your other colonies do much better, especially with the new brood that they will get.

[Tpro4]

Wait what? I'm confused

[dermy]

This queen died, but he had other colonies of the same species so brood boosted them with her brood.

[Anhzor]

Sound like how one of my Camponotus queen die, you can't blame it on Andrew though cause anything could have happen.  I.e.  Parasites or disease.

[Tpro4]

Okay, it makes so much more sense now

[dspdrew]

Sound like how one of my campo queen die, you cant blame it on Andrew though cause anything could have happen.  I.e.  Parasites or disease.

Haha, I think this is why he needs to edit the actual first post of this thread. These were potential duds that I didn't want any longer. Greg mentioned that, but it's buried in the thread somewhere.

[Gregory2455]

Yeah, sorry about that.