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Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:26 pm
by Canadiananter
I think it may be because Camponotus pennsylvanicus are bigger, stronger, seem to have bigger colonies when they reach maturity even though novaeboracensis grows faster. They also tend to raid more as they frequently destroy nearby lasius colonies. I have seen 5 camponotus pennsylvanicus majors destroy a ~200 worker lasius nest.

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:06 pm
by Canadiananter
There were only 200 workers..

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:59 pm
by Martialis
Durant wrote:
Canadiananter wrote:There were only 200 workers..
That's bull dude
I hate to be a whistle blower, but we're supposed to have clean language on this forum, it's in the rules.
5) This is a negative-free zone: Zero toleration for bashing, personal insults, rude comments, troublemakers, and foul language. It is OK to disagree with a post or opinion, and debates are certainly welcome, but please communicate your thoughts objectively and above all respectfully.

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:00 pm
by Martialis
Durant wrote:
Canadiananter wrote:There were only 200 workers..
That's bull dude
I'm sorry if I come of as rude.

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:37 pm
by Canadiananter
Don't worry, I don't mind. It's your choice if you want to believe me or not. I'm just saying that that is what I saw

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:47 pm
by Batspiderfish
Camponotus majors are very, very good at fighting other ants.

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:28 pm
by Canadiananter
So are you agreeing that this is possible and I DID see it or are you saying that they are good but not that good?

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 3:46 am
by Serafine
Five tanks vs 200 infantry only armed with assault rifles? Seems like a fitting comparison.

Considering that 30 Giant hornets are capable of massacring a bee hive of 30000 workers in less than 3 hours, I wouldn't say it's impossible.

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:13 pm
by Canadiananter
I would compare it like that excepy that the tanks are a lot faster than the infantry and that it is more like infantry with pistols

Re: Why is Camponotus Pennsylvanicus so common?!

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:14 pm
by Martialis
Canadiananter wrote:I would compare it like that excepy that the tanks are a lot faster than the infantry and that it is more like infantry with pistols
Really? A lot of the smaller ant species are faster than majors.