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Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sp. Queen Acting Weird

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#1 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 12:59 AM

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So I got this queen along with another of the same species from dspdrew a few days ago. These two queens I got were both duds, and I was only taking them off Drew's hands so he would not have to worry about them any more. In no way was this, or the other queen expected to make a colony. She has been acting weird since, but I guess I will ask what is wrong with her. Torwards the end of the video, she is compared to the other, normal, and calmer queen. Here are some examples of her behavior:

-Scattered brood

-Shaking/twitching

-Tremors

-Self harm (You will see at the beginning of the video she is biting her own front leg)

-Little control of front legs/ Little coordination

 

To sum it up, she seems brain dead. Here is a video.

 

This queen was a suspected dud that I was taking off Drew's hands. This was not actually a queen of a colony bought by me.


Edited by Gregory2455, November 13 2014 - 11:11 PM.


#2 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 1:03 AM

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#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 1:05 AM

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Oh yeah, I forgot to point out, I took her out of her test tube because she was inflicting harm on herself.



#4 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 1:13 AM

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i see



#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 4:41 PM

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Nobody can guess what this is?



#6 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 4:47 PM

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i can guess abuse 



#7 Offline Anhzor - Posted October 12 2014 - 4:53 PM

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When insect do that, i always assume it was expose to some kind of toxins.



#8 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 4:58 PM

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Well then; Drew! Did she show these signs before?

 

I forgot to mention she may or may not have been accidentally subjected to heat, but that was almost 4 days ago.



#9 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 5:04 PM

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either way abuse.



#10 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 5:08 PM

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I was not accountable for it. :|



#11 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 5:36 PM

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introducing her to poisons... 



#12 Offline Mercutia - Posted October 12 2014 - 5:39 PM

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Over heating can sometimes make them act wonky. I think it may affect their nervous system somehow. In mild cases the queens usually revert back to normal after a while. In more severe cases I imagine there might be permanent damage.



#13 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 5:45 PM

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I will keep this updated on her progress.



#14 Offline dean_k - Posted October 12 2014 - 6:29 PM

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Was she like that from the beginning ?



#15 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 6:33 PM

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Sine I received her.



#16 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 6:37 PM

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basically you abused her 



#17 Offline dean_k - Posted October 12 2014 - 6:38 PM

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Sine I received her.

 

In that case, my common sense says she is a lost cause. I'd observe her for maybe a week more and if she continues to do that and still lives, I'd personally let her go or put her in a freezer for death.



#18 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 6:39 PM

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just smash her. why torture her in the cold ?



#19 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 12 2014 - 7:31 PM

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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. :)



#20 Offline Alza - Posted October 12 2014 - 7:53 PM

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don't abuse your power 







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