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That sounds like no pupae, but considering larvae it’s possible. My Camponotus that are slower growers have just under 10 workers, 8 pupae, eggs, and some mature larvae.
Winter is honestly best time to make nest, as during winter months in America, many things go on sale. Not only that, but then you aren’t rushing to make a makeshift nest which ends up in escaping antsAntloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:09 am23 june 2022
Ohhhh boy get ready for the next one,
JEFF 3
I saw a very young pupae with the same size of the other jeffs cocoons. There are already 60+ workers so its gonna be a tight squeeze in the nest during the hibernation (i still wont give them a new nest before the next year until they really struggle to fit in the nest)
silently: i didn't make a makeshift nest but my ants still almost escapedSolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:36 amWinter is honestly best time to make nest, as during winter months in America, many things go on sale. Not only that, but then you aren’t rushing to make a makeshift nest which ends up in escaping antsAntloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:09 am23 june 2022
Ohhhh boy get ready for the next one,
JEFF 3
I saw a very young pupae with the same size of the other jeffs cocoons. There are already 60+ workers so its gonna be a tight squeeze in the nest during the hibernation (i still wont give them a new nest before the next year until they really struggle to fit in the nest)
Silently back: my ants escape out of test tubes that have no air circulation due to so much CottenAntloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:01 pmsilently: i didn't make a makeshift nest but my ants still almost escapedSolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:36 amWinter is honestly best time to make nest, as during winter months in America, many things go on sale. Not only that, but then you aren’t rushing to make a makeshift nest which ends up in escaping antsAntloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:09 am23 june 2022
Ohhhh boy get ready for the next one,
JEFF 3
I saw a very young pupae with the same size of the other jeffs cocoons. There are already 60+ workers so its gonna be a tight squeeze in the nest during the hibernation (i still wont give them a new nest before the next year until they really struggle to fit in the nest)
What I my suggest is having some loose substrate(I am not aware of the outworlds substrate so…) ants tends to cover mold with it, which drastically slows growth and allows the springtails to catch up.Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:04 am24 june 2022
Well they have mold in the nest now. I didn't see it before so it suddenly grew but i think that a few of those springtails will keep it down and o wont have to switch the nest