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Orange eggs?!?

Started By Virginian_ants , Jul 24 2023 9:06 AM

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#1 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted July 24 2023 - 9:06 AM

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My ~70 worker Camponotus Castaneus colony have and are caring for these larger orange eggs. What are these?

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Edited by Virginian_ants, July 24 2023 - 9:08 AM.

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 24 2023 - 11:40 AM

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Orange eggs are the standard color for camponotus. Queen must’ve recently laid a new batch.

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#3 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted July 24 2023 - 11:44 AM

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She lays white eggs normally same with my founding queen of the same speices.

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#4 Offline AntsTopia - Posted July 24 2023 - 8:13 PM

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No offense, but it looks a little too humid for those Camponotus cocoons.

Is it just me that likes the look of ant brood? It just reminds of you how well an ant colony is doing.

#5 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted July 25 2023 - 5:06 AM

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They were starting to mold so I cut off hydrating the nest for a week so it would die they had a untire test tube full of water and they did drink it. After I took this photo I re-hydrated the nest. But I'm planning on giving them a new nest soon because the chambers are too thin for them to effectively sort their brood that's probably why. I still don't know what nest but I'm think either a wooden nest or one of Utah ants nests.