My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
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My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
I caught a Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen! She is the largest queen ant I have ever seen in my life. She stills had her wings, yet her gaster looked slightly inflated. Is this a good sign that she's mated, or do unmated queens have inflated gasters as well? I will keep you posted on her progress as I check on her weekly.
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Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
If her gaster is inflated thats a sign that she might lay eggs!
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Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
Not only that, but she is digging a tunnel into the cotton. I think she is trying to make a founding chamber. I doubt an unmated queen would do that.Ltislander wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 12:34 pmIf her gaster is inflated thats a sign that she might lay eggs!
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Sh layed 9 eggs! They are a gorgeous gold color. (That's perfectly normal for Camponotus.)I am so happy!
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She lost her wings.
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Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
Nice job! As of now mine has wings and an egg! Good luck!
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Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
Same to you! And too bad your's didn't lay more eggs. But 1 nanitic is better than nothing.Ltislander wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:09 pmNice job! As of now mine has wings and an egg! Good luck!
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
Nice having a hard time getting mine past the founding stage. I hope you have a huge colony
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Keeping Camponotus Subbarbatus X1.
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Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
The test tube was flooded, yet 11 out of 12 of her eggs survived as I desperately moved her to a new test tube.
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Re: My Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen
Hello congrats on the C. Pen queen they are so massive and regal I have noticed something strange when looking at these queens which is it appears to be completely random the number of eggs they lay for instance mine laid well over 10 eggs her first batch and now she has 4 of them in the cocoon stage and 6 in the larvae stage
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