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Tetramorium skipped hibernation?


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#1 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 10 2017 - 9:54 AM

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Hiya!
I did my daily hibernation check only to find a HUGE clump of eggs and newly molted pupae in my tetramorium colony tube. Since I'm not supposed to let them hibernate with eggs or pupae, should I just have them skip the winter hibernation and have them hibernate during the summer?


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#2 Offline sgheaton - Posted November 10 2017 - 10:07 AM

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You'll still want to let them hibernate. 

 

Think about it like this, replace the word "hibernation" with "preventative maintenance." 

 

EX.

-The ants would benefit from "changing their fluids, rotating their tires, etc"  and will most likely operate better next year because of it.

--While you could continue to ride them, they will have a much higher chance of crash'n'burning, because they "are using last years tires, old fluids, never got the chance to rest."


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#3 Offline noebl1 - Posted November 10 2017 - 11:18 AM

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I believe eggs are fine for hibernation.

 

She may be laying a large amount of eggs for the post-hibernation work force.  I just started year 2 hibernation of my Tetramorium (2 colonies), and both have a large pile of eggs and larvae.  They did last year at this time too.  

 

Edit:  Worst case you can wait a week or two more for the new workers to finish eclosing and hibernate them.


Edited by noebl1, November 10 2017 - 11:23 AM.


#4 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted November 10 2017 - 12:47 PM

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The same happened to me but I tjink I'll try reverse hibernation, since there is a huge pile of pupae.

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 


#5 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 10 2017 - 1:17 PM

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Sounds good guys! Thanks!


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Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
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