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by AntDude2908
Sat Feb 29, 2020 7:09 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Worried about my queen
Replies: 16
Views: 29525

Re: Worried about my queen

Hawkeye wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:42 am
Maybe we're talking about different things here? I was talking about the stages from egg till ant.
Yep. Should never take 12 weeks for an ant to go from egg to adult ant.
by AntDude2908
Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Worried about my queen
Replies: 16
Views: 29525

Re: Worried about my queen

Hawkeye wrote:
Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:00 am
Well nanitics take less time
Nanitics (in Camponotus especially) take up to 2 weeks longer to reach maturity than workers produced after founding. Where did you get this information?
by AntDude2908
Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:05 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Worried about my queen
Replies: 16
Views: 29525

Re: Worried about my queen

I caught her on july 22, and she laid about six eggs within a couple of weeks of catching her. The only problem is, they're still eggs. They haven't grown, and she hasn't laid any more. I don't know what the problem is, does anyone have an idea? She's a black carpenter ant as far as I can see, if t...
by AntDude2908
Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:52 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: minimal amount of ants that can be placed in a formicarium
Replies: 6
Views: 3950

Re: minimal amount of ants that can be placed in a formicarium

my formica fusca ants that i have the workers have a length of 1 cm and the queen 2 cm and my formicarium has a length of 28 cm and width of 12 cm Ok, for one, Formica fusca is not found anywhere in North America. Two, you should really do some research and get your ant identified by a more experie...
by AntDude2908
Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:52 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Worried about my queen
Replies: 16
Views: 29525

Re: Worried about my queen

"Black carpenter ant" is not sufficient. There are hundreds of "black carpenter ants", all with slightly different care requirements. First off: Where are you located? What species is your queen? What temps is she kept at? How long has she had eggs? If you're anywhere in the South or Atlantic states...