Ants dying!HELP
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Ants dying!HELP
I recently purchased a pheidole pallidula colony with around a 100 w and 1 queen, they arrived today and over the course of 1 day ive seen about 10 new dead bodies just come out of nowhere, the queen and brood are in a testube that is placed in a small outworld (plastic sandwich container). Are they just dying of old age? As i know this species workers have a short lifespan or i was also thinking if the hot glue gun i used could do anything to the ants ? Or could it just be stress from the delivery? Any answers would be highly appreciated (:
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AntsDakota
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Re: Ants dying!HELP
Yes, the ants are most likely dying of old age. The fact that they all died in one day may be because they were born around the same time.BASSBox wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 2:24 pmI recently purchased a pheidole pallidula colony with around a 100 w and 1 queen, they arrived today and over the course of 1 day ive seen about 10 new dead bodies just come out of nowhere, the queen and brood are in a testube that is placed in a small outworld (plastic sandwich container). Are they just dying of old age? As i know this species workers have a short lifespan or i was also thinking if the hot glue gun i used could do anything to the ants ? Or could it just be stress from the delivery? Any answers would be highly appreciated (:
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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JoeHostile1
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Re: Ants dying!HELP
Could be the stress of shipping. Could be old age. But I am a little concerned it could be the glue. If any more die I would try to ventilate where the glue is or move the ants. The glue is probably fine once it’s cured, but it could have been giving off toxic fumes while it was curing. Combine the fumes with an enclosed space and you could have ants dying.
Keeping:
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
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WillWithAnts
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Re: Ants dying!HELP
Oh my gosh! It is my fellow South Dakotan still at it on the ant forum! Cool to come back and see someone familiar. I'm excited to start over again this summer!
Patiently awaiting nuptial flights 
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2015 Journal: http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=169
2016 Journal: http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=821
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AntsDakota
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Re: Ants dying!HELP
I agree! I was very excited to see you active again.WillWithAnts wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 1:07 amOh my gosh! It is my fellow South Dakotan still at it on the ant forum! Cool to come back and see someone familiar. I'm excited to start over again this summer!
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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