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Endosymbiont Bacterium of Camponotus affected by heat


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#1 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted March 7 2017 - 9:56 AM

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https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC3905736/

 

Recently discovered this interesting article which discusses how increased heat kills bacteria who have symbiotic relations with Camponotus species. This may pertain to brood boosting at high temperatures. It may also be the reason (I know it's a different species) Prenolepis go into summer hibernation.

 


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#2 Offline Martialis - Posted March 7 2017 - 1:22 PM

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Interesting. I wonder if heating pads might effect this. 


Edited by Martialis, March 7 2017 - 1:23 PM.

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#3 Offline Antsinmycloset - Posted March 7 2017 - 1:51 PM

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I know Camponotus are heat loving, but I'd like to hope not many are keeping their colonies at ~100 degrees in the day. Shame there wasn't more test temperatures. I'd really be curious to see what temperature significant damage starts occurring at.



#4 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted March 7 2017 - 3:40 PM

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Interesting. I wonder if heating pads might effect this. 

I assume not if you keep them at lower temperatures.

 

I know Camponotus are heat loving, but I'd like to hope not many are keeping their colonies at ~100 degrees in the day. Shame there wasn't more test temperatures. I'd really be curious to see what temperature significant damage starts occurring at.

Yes that would be more helpful.


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