Yeah........ my past Camponotus queens woke up within a few days of deep freeze.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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She's fully aware of her surroundings such as light and vibration but refuses to get up for some reason
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I wonder if she’s sick or something........ how long has she been like this now?
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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a little over a month
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That definitely isn’t normal............
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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I know, I am trying to contact her previous owner, but if she can still lay laying down then it's fine. She's obviously being fed, so I have yet to see
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So the previous owner is no longer responding to my texts, and I was talking with Ant_Dude and I believe she is either a unfit queen or a boosted alate. I'll try to find a new queen, but if the guy made a mistake and/or there is a male then it's a boosted alate. All and all, not a good situation
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Yikes.........
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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I've decided that in this situation Aphrodite is either a boosted alate or not fit for her queen duties, so I will find a queen, take Aphrodites brood, put it on ice, let the colony die out because I most likely can't introduce them to the queen, let the queen get workers and then introduce the brood
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You could introduce the brood before the queen got workers as well.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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You could introduce the brood before the queen got workers as well.
I would but I would run the risk of the queen being infertile and wasting brood on her
If anyone has any advice on introducing workers, I would be open to it, but for now that is what I can do for them
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You could chill both queen and workers for a few minutes, introduce the workers, and stick them back in. There is little risk to the queen. The workers are weak, and worse case scenario will be shredded to bits by the queen.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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I still have to get the queen but this Wednesday is supposed to be 70 and I presume rain will happen before, so I'll look then
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I think she has eggs! I saw a clump of something on the water tower when I just checked that isn't the normal dead worker bits! I'll post pics tomorrow, but this could be major!
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On second glance they clutches look white so I don't think they're eggs, and they're not organized suggesting she's infertile even if they were eggs...
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Ah..... to bad.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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It was sand pebbles from their previous setup. I fed them a lot of honey so I'll toss them in the fridge after they finish that and wait for another queen that I will find to get workers before I introduce the workers of this colony to the other. The queen seems to be progressing more and more towards death, so there is not use in trying to prevent the inevitable
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Maybe some pictures might show what's wrong with her.
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Picture time! Sorry about the condensation...
you can't see al their brood, but they have a lot of larvae...I'll try to get a better pic in a few days or so...
Edited by AntsDakota, April 5 2020 - 10:46 AM.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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That certainly is weird. Sorry, my bad about the picture thing.
Edited by DDD101DDD, April 5 2020 - 10:50 AM.
He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.
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