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R.I.A.P.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:39 pm
by ACaseoftheMondays
Checked on my Tetramorium queens today. Found that one of them had died, and had a light layer of cotton wrapped around her. Found that she had 10 nanitics that I had overlooked and a ton of brood. Bummer knowing that she was doing so well, yet perished nonetheless. I wonder what did her in? Anyone have any ideas what to do with these nanitics, besides tossing them out?
Re: R.I.A.P.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:50 pm
by ErikAase
Try merging them with the other colony. The brood at least will be accepted. I've had it work before with a queen that died.
Re: R.I.A.P.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:28 pm
by idahoantgirl
NOTE! you can not merge workers together. only brood!
Re: R.I.A.P.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:57 pm
by ErikAase
I know, right? Here is a photo of the nanitics of a dead queen that were accepted by the new queen and her nanitics. The dead queens nanitics are smaller and lighter colored. I just taped the two test tubes together. Fuzzy photo I know. Tetramorium battle to the death normally so maybe nanitics behave differently?
