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Funny Camponotus Behavior

Started By Air , Jul 26 2016 11:13 AM

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#1 Offline Air - Posted July 26 2016 - 11:13 AM

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So, every morning I have the routine of waking up and checking on my ants, but this morning my Camponotus noverboracensis  has all her cocoons and larvae on the bottom of the testtube, and all her eggs straight above them glued to the top. She's giving the cocoon and larvae the most attention though.


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#2 Offline Goldsystem - Posted July 26 2016 - 1:35 PM

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Mine have moved eggs and larvae like this and the next day had piled all the larvae and eggs like normal

Edited by Goldsystem, July 26 2016 - 1:36 PM.

#3 Offline AntsTexas - Posted July 26 2016 - 2:11 PM

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Ant Queens found:

 

Solenopsis Invicta,  Solenopsis xyloni,  Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp,  Myrmecocystus Mimicus,  Pogonomyrmex barbatus,

Forelius pruinosus,  Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,

 

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Ant Queens i have going right now:

 

camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus

Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)

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#4 Offline Air - Posted July 27 2016 - 10:23 AM

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Still there! one of her cocoons are gray though, which I haven't seen before..


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#5 Offline Goldsystem - Posted July 27 2016 - 12:45 PM

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Mine turned a grey color too right before it enclosed

Edited by Goldsystem, July 27 2016 - 12:46 PM.

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#6 Offline Works4TheGood - Posted July 27 2016 - 4:54 PM

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I believe I once read somewhere that ants prefer to keep the eggs/larva at a different humidity level than that of the pupae.
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#7 Offline Loops117 - Posted July 28 2016 - 7:25 AM

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I had this same issue. Then i realized that the tube rolled, leaving the eggs at the top and all non-sticky brood was at the bottom.


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