47 days and still larvae

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Dghergejg456
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47 days and still larvae

Post: # 99166Post Dghergejg456
Wed May 17, 2023 5:46 am

I brought a caponotus queen in a test tube. It arrived with Larvae. 42 days later, the larvae had not turned into pupae yet, although It would’ve taken 18 days normally. it is a fully caulstral queen, but I fed her some sugar water. Does this slow down the pupation of the larvae?
Ants are better than termites lol

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Re: 47 days and still larvae

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Wed May 17, 2023 12:10 pm

Dghergejg456 wrote:
Wed May 17, 2023 5:46 am
I brought a caponotus queen in a test tube. It arrived with Larvae. 42 days later, the larvae had not turned into pupae yet, although It would’ve taken 18 days normally. it is a fully caulstral queen, but I fed her some sugar water. Does this slow down the pupation of the larvae?
I answered this in the other topic.
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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