I have a 3 colonies of Brachymyrmex patagonicus, all kept in different set ups. 1 in a natural desert theme dirt terrarium, 1 in a ants canada ant tower, and 1 in a jar of dirt with a smaller jar inside to push the dirt to the side. Towards the end of November, I have rarely seen any activity in the desert terrarium. I can track the population in the ant tower and jar bc I am able to visibly see the ant population. However, in the terrarium, I haven't single ant in 2 weeks. Just wondering if they are in diapause or hibernating? or did they just all die out. Before I overreact and decide to dig up the terrarium, I was hoping someone can provide me some insight on these specific species. I live in southern Cali and my room gets cold 65-71F during the night. The only heat source they get would be a pair of 32W grow lights I use for my plants (kept on for 8 hrs).
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