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Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:23 pm
by invjang
Does anyone know nanitics life expectancy in general?
Of course, it varies by species. Let's say Camponotus pennsylvanicus?
Do they liver shorter than general workers?
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:13 pm
by Batspiderfish
My first C. pennsylvanicus workers are alive after a year.
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:50 am
by Antkeepernoob
How are they alive after a year ???
I heard they live for a few months
must heavily vary from species to species then, wow !
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:07 am
by Serafine
Yes, it does. Some ant workers, especially Camponotus, can live for several years. My Camponotus barbaricus colony has 3 nanitics that are over a year old, so far only one has died (they came with 4).
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:11 am
by Antkeepernoob
Wow
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:17 am
by alexjames
I didn't know that
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:21 am
by Jadeninja9
How would you keep track of who the nanitics are?
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:22 am
by Jadeninja9
Serafine wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:07 am
Yes, it does. Some ant workers, especially Camponotus, can live for several years. My Camponotus barbaricus colony has 3 nanitics that are over a year old, so far only one has died (they came with 4).
How would you keep track of who the nanitics are?
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:46 am
by Serafine
Because they're the small ones? That's literally the meaning of the word.
In my Camponotus colony the difference between nanitics, minors, medias and majors is very significant and easy to spot.
Re: Nanitics life expectancy?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:52 am
by Jadeninja9
Serafine wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:46 am
Because they're the small ones? That's literally the meaning of the word.
In my Camponotus colony the difference between nanitics, minors, medias and majors is very significant and easy to spot.
oh lol I didn't know that