RIP Crematogaster sp.
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RIP Crematogaster sp.
I am such an idiot
So I planned to heat my first and only queen, and I bought this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D6IUB6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 thinking it would be a good idea. I left it on the end of her tube and left her for 3 hours. Coming back in 2 hours, the tube was hot to the touch, and my queen dug into her water in attempt to escape the heat and died of overheating.
Mistakes:
-Not testing the heating cable
-Not giving the queen a escape route
-Useing a beer keg heating cable on a test tube.
RIP Crematogaster Sp.
https://m.imgur.com/sOPQOdA
http://m.imgur.com/Vpvll3h
So I planned to heat my first and only queen, and I bought this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D6IUB6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 thinking it would be a good idea. I left it on the end of her tube and left her for 3 hours. Coming back in 2 hours, the tube was hot to the touch, and my queen dug into her water in attempt to escape the heat and died of overheating.
Mistakes:
-Not testing the heating cable
-Not giving the queen a escape route
-Useing a beer keg heating cable on a test tube.
RIP Crematogaster Sp.
https://m.imgur.com/sOPQOdA
http://m.imgur.com/Vpvll3h
Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
That should work. Don't heat the entire tube, though. Only a small section of it.
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Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
I did.
I guess glass conducts heat better that I thought.
I guess glass conducts heat better that I thought.
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Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
I think something designed to heat up large volumes of liquid will start significantly hotter than what pet-owners use.
Sorry about your loss. I'm sure this year will be fruitful for you.
Sorry about your loss. I'm sure this year will be fruitful for you.
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Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
That's my thinking.
Thanks for the condolences.
Thanks for the condolences.
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Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
Oh my...i can't imagine that...especially being your first/only queen. We all learn from our mistakes tho...may the Ant-queen gods bless you during nuptial flight season
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
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Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
My first queen got to have about 10 workers.... then I left her in the sun on a window sil.... don't do that
Proverbs 6:6-8
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.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: RIP Crematogaster sp.
imagine being in that situation yourself! not trying to make you feel bad.
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