My crematogaster queen has eggs!
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Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
You should give her ant outworld. That way the queen's test tube won't mold from the dead bodies of the insects she has eaten.
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Owner of:
1. Paratrechina longicornis
2. Odontomachus infandus
Owner of:
1. Paratrechina longicornis
2. Odontomachus infandus
Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
I never place the food directly in their tube. They are connected to a small outworld I designed and 3D printed for them.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vPmX6Rrg3tBtgrnT7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vPmX6Rrg3tBtgrnT7
Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
At least another 4 or 5 new workers eclosed over the last couple days. I'm starting to struggle to count them now. Would make at least 25 to 26 workers now with yet more still coming soon. They are still mostly clustering around the queen in the main nest. Most of them have very full gasters that look striped (clear/black/clear/black) because of how full they are. A couple look almost ready to just burst.
It seems to me that it's too early to hibernate them as we are only in the middle of September. I'm open to suggestions from experienced keepers of crematogasters.
It seems to me that it's too early to hibernate them as we are only in the middle of September. I'm open to suggestions from experienced keepers of crematogasters.
Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
More pictures have been added.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vPmX6Rrg3tBtgrnT7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vPmX6Rrg3tBtgrnT7
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Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
I was wondering what was happening with your queen I was really enjoying the read you colony is looking great. I don't have an ant colony and I really want one to
Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
Not much change this past week. Up to about 30 workers I think now. Getting a lot harder to count. When I peek in at them, they are pretty inactive right now.
Today I by chance came across what may be another crematogaster queen! She still has her wings but has a a good sized gaster so hopefully that's promising. Her gaster seems dark, almost black, but in brighter light it has a brown iridescence to it. So I suspect it may be either a different species of crematogaster from my first one, or, if I'm fortunate, a pheidole.
Here are pictures of the new queen, who for now I call the Queen of Stouffville.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8nZwE6UGjPD5zcnw9
If you know what she is, please let me know.
Today I by chance came across what may be another crematogaster queen! She still has her wings but has a a good sized gaster so hopefully that's promising. Her gaster seems dark, almost black, but in brighter light it has a brown iridescence to it. So I suspect it may be either a different species of crematogaster from my first one, or, if I'm fortunate, a pheidole.
Here are pictures of the new queen, who for now I call the Queen of Stouffville.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8nZwE6UGjPD5zcnw9
If you know what she is, please let me know.
Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
Don't give up! Ants are abundant. I'm sure you'll find a queen some day!Ants1so1cool wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:21 pmI was wondering what was happening with your queen I was really enjoying the read you colony is looking great. I don't have an ant colony and I really want one to
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Re: My crematogaster queen has eggs!
I did actually find a queen two days ago but it died .
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