camponotus Polygynous experiment
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camponotus Polygynous experiment
so I have done many parasitic lasius and recently I had a great idea what if I could make camponotus Polygynous? so here's what I plan to do idea number 1 place queens in refrigerator then keep switching test tubes with each other to get scents to merge after about 6 weeks in refrigerator then place in same tube see what happens idea number 2 at hibernation place each other in same tube and by sping they will have same scents idea number 3 at hibernation place 1 queen with my macher colony at spring maybe same scents feedback please
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Re: camponotus Polygynous experiment
Im sorry but as someone who has attempted this before as well, it doesn't work. At all. I attempted it a few times when I was a newer ant keeper and they slaughtered each other after a while. They somehow slowly realize that they're not from the same colony. And either A) kill each other a few days/hours/weeks after being introduced, or B) They make workers and then after that they they fight no matter what. So unless you wanna see campo queens fight each other it's not worth it.
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In Richmond BC currently caring for:
X1 Campontus Herculeanus
X1 Camponotus Modoc
X1 Camponotus Novaeborecensis
X2 Formica Pacifica
X1 Formica Podzolica
X1 Formica Neorufabarbis
X1 Myrmica Incompleta
In Richmond BC currently caring for:
X1 Campontus Herculeanus
X1 Camponotus Modoc
X1 Camponotus Novaeborecensis
X2 Formica Pacifica
X1 Formica Podzolica
X1 Formica Neorufabarbis
X1 Myrmica Incompleta
Re: camponotus Polygynous experiment
ah but I intend to make it work thru all methods I deem viable. now I ask this of you why did it not work for you did you try the methods I listed in the above post? as you said you attempted this as a newer less experienced ant keeper did you just conclude that it could not be achieved?
keeper of: 41xCamponotus novaeboracensis, Crematogaster spp. and unidentified species and tapinoma sessile
Re: camponotus Polygynous experiment
Isn't monogynenous colonies hardwired into their nature? Kind of hard to fight nature I suppose.QJH2023 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:56 pmah but I intend to make it work thru all methods I deem viable. now I ask this of you why did it not work for you did you try the methods I listed in the above post? as you said you attempted this as a newer less experienced ant keeper did you just conclude that it could not be achieved?
As for your options, putting ants in the fridge before hibernation sounds illogical. Your ants need to make the most out of their time between hibernating. They stock up on food before they enter hibernation due to environmental cues. Suddenly sticking them in a fridge without prior warning might have negative effects. Next to that by sticking them in a fridge you actually prolong their hibernation period as well.
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Re: camponotus Polygynous experiment
I've done this before on species such as lasius and formica but what is tricky about camponotus is that formica and lasius don't have workers till next season therefore it is quite simple. simply hibernate in close corners so scents meld together you see their hard wired for atacking anything that doesn't smell like themselves whats tricky with camponotus is that they get workers before winter which is realy annoying because you have less time to get them to smell the same and just putting them in the fridge such while hibernating take one queen kill her workers and get another founding queen simply place in test tube and at spring hopefully their scents merge
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