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Da_NewAntOnTheBlock's Ant Journal (Discontinued)

Started By Da_NewAntOnTheBlock , Sep 29 2019 7:13 AM
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#321 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 4 2020 - 12:07 PM

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Yeah........ my past Camponotus queens woke up within a few days of deep freeze.
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"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

#322 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 12:54 PM

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She's fully aware of her surroundings such as light and vibration but refuses to get up for some reason


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#323 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 4 2020 - 1:11 PM

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I wonder if she’s sick or something........ how long has she been like this now?
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"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

#324 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 1:16 PM

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a little over a month


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#325 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 4 2020 - 1:18 PM

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That definitely isn’t normal............

"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

#326 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 1:20 PM

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I know, I am trying to contact her previous owner, but if she can still lay laying down then it's fine. She's obviously being fed, so I have yet to see


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#327 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 1:50 PM

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So the previous owner is no longer responding to my texts, and I was talking with Ant_Dude and I believe she is either a unfit queen or a boosted alate. I'll try to find a new queen, but if the guy made a mistake and/or there is a male then it's a boosted alate. All and all, not a good situation


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#328 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 4 2020 - 2:26 PM

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Yikes.........

"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

#329 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 2:37 PM

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I've decided that in this situation Aphrodite is either a boosted alate or not fit for her queen duties, so I will find a queen, take Aphrodites brood, put it on ice, let the colony die out because I most likely can't introduce them to the queen, let the queen get workers and then introduce the brood


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#330 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 4 2020 - 2:38 PM

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You could introduce the brood before the queen got workers as well.

"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

#331 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 2:40 PM

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You could introduce the brood before the queen got workers as well.

I would but I would run the risk of the queen being infertile and wasting brood on her


If anyone has any advice on introducing workers, I would be open to it, but for now that is what I can do for them


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#332 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 4 2020 - 2:47 PM

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You could chill both queen and workers for a few minutes, introduce the workers, and stick them back in. There is little risk to the queen. The workers are weak, and worse case scenario will be shredded to bits by the queen.

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#333 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 2:51 PM

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I still have to get the queen but this Wednesday is supposed to be 70 and I presume rain will happen before, so I'll look then


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#334 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 4 2020 - 5:56 PM

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I think she has eggs! I saw a clump of something on the water tower when I just checked that isn't the normal dead worker bits! I'll post pics tomorrow, but this could be major! 


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#335 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 5 2020 - 6:06 AM

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On second glance they clutches look white so I don't think they're eggs, and they're not organized suggesting she's infertile even if they were eggs...


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#336 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 5 2020 - 7:38 AM

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Ah..... to bad.

"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

#337 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 5 2020 - 8:27 AM

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It was sand pebbles from their previous setup. I fed them a lot of honey so I'll toss them in the fridge after they finish that and wait for another queen that I will find to get workers before I introduce the workers of this colony to the other. The queen seems to be progressing more and more towards death, so there is not use in trying to prevent the inevitable


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#338 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted April 5 2020 - 10:42 AM

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Maybe some pictures might show what's wrong with her.


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#339 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 5 2020 - 10:45 AM

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Picture time! Sorry about the condensation...



you can't see al their brood, but they have a lot of larvae...I'll try to get a better pic in a few days or so...


Edited by AntsDakota, April 5 2020 - 10:46 AM.

"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

#340 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted April 5 2020 - 10:48 AM

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That certainly is weird. Sorry, my bad about the picture thing.


Edited by DDD101DDD, April 5 2020 - 10:50 AM.

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