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Normal behavior ?

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:50 pm
by Darkhero0987
So my queen Camponotus Novaeboracensis have had there first workers hatch about a week ago now and I noticed something weird when I fed them today the queen was the one gathering the honey and bug parts not the workers then she fed the workers just wondering if this was normal I always thought the works would be the ones doing this action

Re: Normal behavior ?

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:09 pm
by TheRealAntMan
Darkhero0987 wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:50 pm
So my queen Camponotus Novaeboracensis have had there first workers hatch about a week ago now and I noticed something weird when I fed them today the queen was the one gathering the honey and bug parts not the workers then she fed the workers just wondering if this was normal I always thought the works would be the ones doing this action
Sometimes the workers are too shy to go and get it themselves especially when they are recently eclosed. And a hungry queen doesn’t have time for her workers to get, she dives in herself. :lol:

Re: Normal behavior ?

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:45 pm
by Darkhero0987
Okay that makes sence