Disaster with my thatcher ant colony

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Comnav24
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Disaster with my thatcher ant colony

Post: # 70111Post Comnav24
Tue May 19, 2020 5:38 pm

So the oldest child went running by, and due to poor placement of a testtube, snagged the formacarium with her arm, throwing it to the ground. The colony has been going strong now for 2 years, and was just coming out of hibernation. I spent 45 minutes on the floor with cotton balls collecting eggs, workers, and larva. My main concern is possible colony collapse from this. I recovered most of the workers, and the queen, have found maybe a dozen dead workers and a few smashed larva...I also cant seem to located the queen in the setup now...any advice would be appreciated.

AntChuck
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Re: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony

Post: # 70114Post AntChuck
Tue May 19, 2020 5:46 pm

No help but thats my worst fear as during the cooler months I house my colonies inside lol.
Keeper of:
1 x Lasius Flavus
1 x Aphaenogaster Fulva
1 x Tetramorium Immigrans
1 x Prenolepsis Imparis

Comnav24
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Re: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony

Post: # 70115Post Comnav24
Tue May 19, 2020 5:47 pm

Yeah they live in my bedroom desser...

Comnav24
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Re: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony

Post: # 70993Post Comnav24
Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:55 pm

So, strangely my colony is more active now, and more productive...they're actually now fairly aggressive foragers, before they used to just sort of hang out.

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