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Pupae dead or close to hatching?

Started By NZAntKeeper , Oct 27 2016 7:37 PM

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#1 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted October 27 2016 - 7:37 PM

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Hey everyone, my Monomorium Antarticticum queen has about five pupae two of them are really blackish.Are they dead or very close to eclosing?

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#2 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted October 27 2016 - 7:53 PM

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Hey everyone, my Monomorium Antarticticum queen has about five pupae two of them are really blackish.Are they dead or very close to eclosing?

Thanks

By black do u mean black or dark brown?
If dark brown they r close to eclosing but if black... Welp ur in trouble

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#3 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted October 27 2016 - 8:09 PM

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http://imgur.com/wMdDPoy
http://imgur.com/0yPkOXq
The photos are a bit blurry that's the best I can get.

My Youtube Channel
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Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis

#4 Offline T.C. - Posted October 27 2016 - 8:21 PM

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They are about to emerge as workers, the pictures you gave are a big help. Give em a week or so and they will be workers!


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#5 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted October 27 2016 - 8:31 PM

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Ok thanks!

My Youtube Channel
https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis

#6 Offline T.C. - Posted October 27 2016 - 8:59 PM

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No problem :)


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