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My tetramorium eggs are taking way too long to develop

Started By Spazmops , Jul 19 2020 3:22 PM
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#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 3:22 PM

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I’ve had a tetramorium sp. e queen in a dark test tube setup for about 2 months now, and while there is plenty of larva, there’s no pupa or nanitics yet. It’s only supposed to take 42-63 days for the eggs to develop into adult workers. Do you guys have any idea what I’m doing wrong?

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 19 2020 - 3:47 PM

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Maybe its infertile.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#3 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 19 2020 - 4:03 PM

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I agree with AntKid, the eggs may be infertile unfortunately.
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 19 2020 - 4:20 PM

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What temperature are they kept at? 80-90 would be optimal.
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#5 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 4:28 PM

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I agree with AntKid, the eggs may be infertile unfortunately.

Can eggs be infertile if there’s larva?

What temperature are they kept at? 80-90 would be optimal.

They’re kept at around 78°, which is the warmest place in my house

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#6 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 19 2020 - 4:53 PM

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I agree with AntKid, the eggs may be infertile unfortunately.

Can eggs be infertile if there’s larva?

What temperature are they kept at? 80-90 would be optimal.

They’re kept at around 78°, which is the warmest place in my house


Yes, infertile eggs can hatch into larvae, and pupate, then become a drone, Which often occurs in unmated queens.
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#7 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 19 2020 - 4:58 PM

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I agree with AntKid, the eggs may be infertile unfortunately.

Can eggs be infertile if there’s larva?

What temperature are they kept at? 80-90 would be optimal.

They’re kept at around 78°, which is the warmest place in my house


Yes, infertile eggs can hatch into larvae, and pupate, then become a drone, Which often occurs in unmated queens.

 

Yeah, never happened to me tho.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

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