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a pupa has gone wrong

Post: # 74786Post antloverguy
Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:21 pm

there is a pupa that a friend of mine has that doesn't look right, color is purple all over not a single white, I say it might be an infection of some sort? can anyone tell what it is? Image

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Re: a pupa has gone wrong

Post: # 74790Post AM1C39
Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:01 pm

In a video from AntsCanada the water in the test tube turned pink. it could be something similar.
the video: https://youtu.be/7XBTv2EX7YQ
My current colonies:
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