Motherly instinct. I recommend seperating them. Next try to observe which of them is laying eggs and put the eggs and larvae into that queens testtube.
Also only check 2 times a week to make sure they are not disturbed too often.
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Motherly instinct. I recommend seperating them. Next try to observe which of them is laying eggs and put the eggs and larvae into that queens testtube.
terrellgriffin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:38 amWell, that seems like a strange strategy to me as well. I mean, if you look at any specie in the world, they would love to interact with the opposite sex and produce heirs to their thrones. Well, I am laughing or smiling a bit while I write this but I think there is a major concern on your hands that you bring forward. At first, I think there is a chance that they want to shift their habitat or living space. If you are keeping them in test tubes, then there is nothing wrong but sometimes, a good habitat becomes a key factor for many of them.
Consider it this way that lions do not live well in cages but when you make a custom garden or forest alongside their cage, the mood and atmosphere builds up ideally for them. Thus, they can easily mingle with their other halves in a great environment and feel like it is their own. I have read about ants a lot recently and found out that their behavior varies in the spaces they live in. Since their habitat or ‘forest’ is the colonies they live in, there is ample chance they might be missing that stuff in the test tube.
Or it can be as you say that they want to be that kid in the house that troubles others so their words get heard and they find a better place to express their needs and requirements. In addition, there is little you can do for them. But below here, I am quoting an extract from an article regarding reproduction of the same ant type that you are mentioning.
“The female queen ant sexually reproduces with fertile male ants of the same species. After the male and the queen are done mating the male ant will typically die, and the queen will fly to a new location where she will shed her wings and get ready to populate a new colony.”
Maybe it’s time that you give them that new colony or space!
RIP EGGSAntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:00 amterrellgriffin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:38 amWell, that seems like a strange strategy to me as well. I mean, if you look at any specie in the world, they would love to interact with the opposite sex and produce heirs to their thrones. Well, I am laughing or smiling a bit while I write this but I think there is a major concern on your hands that you bring forward. At first, I think there is a chance that they want to shift their habitat or living space. If you are keeping them in test tubes, then there is nothing wrong but sometimes, a good habitat becomes a key factor for many of them.
Consider it this way that lions do not live well in cages but when you make a custom garden or forest alongside their cage, the mood and atmosphere builds up ideally for them. Thus, they can easily mingle with their other halves in a great environment and feel like it is their own. I have read about ants a lot recently and found out that their behavior varies in the spaces they live in. Since their habitat or ‘forest’ is the colonies they live in, there is ample chance they might be missing that stuff in the test tube.
Or it can be as you say that they want to be that kid in the house that troubles others so their words get heard and they find a better place to express their needs and requirements. In addition, there is little you can do for them. But below here, I am quoting an extract from an article regarding reproduction of the same ant type that you are mentioning.
“The female queen ant sexually reproduces with fertile male ants of the same species. After the male and the queen are done mating the male ant will typically die, and the queen will fly to a new location where she will shed her wings and get ready to populate a new colony.”
Maybe it’s time that you give them that new colony or space!
Yes well they dumped all their eggs and now there are ten queens
yesSolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:15 amRIP EGGSAntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:00 amterrellgriffin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:38 amWell, that seems like a strange strategy to me as well. I mean, if you look at any specie in the world, they would love to interact with the opposite sex and produce heirs to their thrones. Well, I am laughing or smiling a bit while I write this but I think there is a major concern on your hands that you bring forward. At first, I think there is a chance that they want to shift their habitat or living space. If you are keeping them in test tubes, then there is nothing wrong but sometimes, a good habitat becomes a key factor for many of them.
Consider it this way that lions do not live well in cages but when you make a custom garden or forest alongside their cage, the mood and atmosphere builds up ideally for them. Thus, they can easily mingle with their other halves in a great environment and feel like it is their own. I have read about ants a lot recently and found out that their behavior varies in the spaces they live in. Since their habitat or ‘forest’ is the colonies they live in, there is ample chance they might be missing that stuff in the test tube.
Or it can be as you say that they want to be that kid in the house that troubles others so their words get heard and they find a better place to express their needs and requirements. In addition, there is little you can do for them. But below here, I am quoting an extract from an article regarding reproduction of the same ant type that you are mentioning.
“The female queen ant sexually reproduces with fertile male ants of the same species. After the male and the queen are done mating the male ant will typically die, and the queen will fly to a new location where she will shed her wings and get ready to populate a new colony.”
Maybe it’s time that you give them that new colony or space!
Yes well they dumped all their eggs and now there are ten queens
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