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Why does she do this ?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:04 am
by Antkeepernoob
Hey I'm new to the forum and I wanna know something.
My Lasius Niger queen has a lot (a ton, really) of pupae that I boosted her with, she keeps some of it with her close to the wet cotton (ina test tube setup) and some of it far away from her close to the exit cotton.
Why ? Is this normal ?

Thanks !

Re: Why does she do this ?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:33 am
by JackPayne
Should be fine.

Re: Why does she do this ?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:19 am
by Serafine
It's normal. The location of pupae in the test tube is often determined by their age (she's kinda sorting them).

Re: Why does she do this ?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:47 am
by Antkeepernoob
Oh okay
Is there a way to determine wich ones are gonna hatch soon ?

Re: Why does she do this ?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:04 am
by Serafine
Usually when the cocoons get a bit darker and start to look like old paper they gonna hatch soon.