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[Tpro4]

My brother's queen got her first nanitic a couple of days ago, but it is still curked into a ball, but wlaks around, and the queen sort of abandons it is it deformed or soemthing? what can i do?

[Gregory2455]

Looks like she just didn't make it. Sorry.

[Tpro4]

it's still alive and everything, it just can't get it's abdomen in place

[Gregory2455]

Maybe it isn't fully eclosed yet. Give her time, some are duds.

[Crystals]

I know with species that spin cocoons, sometimes the threads can be wrapped around them.  I doubt this is the case here though - but anyways, is there anything that might be binding her?

 

Otherwise, I occasionally see deformities (usually the antennae) if humidity drops too low at any point of the pupae stage.

[Gregory2455]

Myrmicinae do not make cocoons. Just bare pupae.

[Tpro4]

i got it to be full size, crystal, it was stuck to a piece of string thingie and not deformed.

thanks for the help everyone

[Gregory2455]

So she is alright?

[Tpro4]