Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
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Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
I caught a queen ant in mid August, a couple days later in her test tube she started laying eggs. But then after a week she stopped tending to them, why is this? Is it due to hibernation season coming up?
- idahoantgirl
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Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
What do you mean by "stopped tending to them?"
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: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
She laid her eggs one day in a small group and then the next week they were all gone. Both of my queens did the same thing. Some of the eggs were turning into larve and then just “disappeared”
- UnrealSparks
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Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
How often were you checking on them? Were the test tubes placed in a dark and quiet place?
Keeping the following colonies:
- [2x] Camponotus Barbaricus
- [2x] Lasius Flavus
Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
I checked them once every week, they were in a dark wooden box in a warm closet. They both have AC test tube setups.
- UnrealSparks
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Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
Do you know what species are they?
Keeping the following colonies:
- [2x] Camponotus Barbaricus
- [2x] Lasius Flavus
Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
I think lasius, not 100% sure.
- StormDancer
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Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
Post pics for someone to ID, they might be social parasites.
Learn to dance in the rain, because after there are queens to find!
Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
Any picture I try to post says the file is too large to post.
- StormDancer
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Re: Queen stopped taking care of her eggs a week after being caught, why?
You'll need to use a hosting site like photobucket.
Learn to dance in the rain, because after there are queens to find!
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