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Posted December 17 2024 - 12:32 PM
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My queen stopped laying in late August-september something and all brood was fully developed, they have hibernated until now when i noticed the queen started laying eggs. Never seen something similar since usually it's around late march my formica queens lay the first eggs.
My plan is to keep them room temp until eggs develop to larvae if not return to hibernation.
-Anyone else who have been in the same situation?
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Posted December 17 2024 - 12:41 PM
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i msut also add that they take proteins, roaches and mealworms. They have no larvae, my thougt is that they use it to fuel the queen for laying more eggs.
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Posted December 18 2024 - 5:53 AM
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I noticed that you hibernated them quite early. Could it be that they're waking up earlier than usual because of that?
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Posted December 18 2024 - 8:33 AM
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I mean this October they did the same thing, one of the queens laid eggs (it was a polygynous colony but one of the queens quit life 
) and the eggs developed into fully grown workers
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers
1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)
1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)
As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me
(I lost braincells just to make this quote)
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Posted December 19 2024 - 7:07 AM
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I noticed that you hibernated them quite early. Could it be that they're waking up earlier than usual because of that?
Maybe that could be the case, but i find it weird still. The fact that you could influence their biological clock (if that's the case) !
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Posted December 19 2024 - 7:10 AM
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I mean this October they did the same thing, one of the queens laid eggs (it was a polygynous colony but one of the queens quit life
that's very sad! at least you have a queen left, does your formica queens lay eggs during hibernation you say? and they developed fully?
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Posted December 19 2024 - 8:23 AM
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I mean this October they did the same thing, one of the queens laid eggs (it was a polygynous colony but one of the queens quit life
that's very sad! at least you have a queen left, does your formica queens lay eggs during hibernation you say? and they developed fully?
Not fully, it’s the one larva
the other ones developed fully
Edited by OwlThatLikesAnts, December 19 2024 - 8:24 AM.
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers
1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)
1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)
As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me
(I lost braincells just to make this quote)
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