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[Queen]

See picture attached, I have not seen a larva this large (circled) for this colony. Species: C. sansabeanus

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Edited by Queen, March 19 2021 - 10:37 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

It is most certainly a major, considering Camponotus sansabeanus don't have supermajors (a common misconception).

[CheetoLord02]

Likely a major. And just for future reference, Camponotus don't have supermajors. They are polymorphic, (as opposed to bimorphic or trimorphic) which means they have workers of all sizes rather than 2 or 3 set castes. Imagine a largest size, a smallest size, and just about any size in between. Since these aren't necessarily individual castes, we simply call the larger ones majors and the smaller ones minors.

[Queen]

Thank you for the explanation! Can't wait to see the larva become an adult!

[Queen]

Likely a major. And just for future reference, Camponotus don't have supermajors. They are polymorphic, (as opposed to bimorphic or trimorphic) which means they have workers of all sizes rather than 2 or 3 set castes. Imagine a largest size, a smallest size, and just about any size in between. Since these aren't necessarily individual castes, we simply call the larger ones majors and the smaller ones minors.

 

So it is likely in the future that there maybe even larger larva then?

[TennesseeAnts]

 

Likely a major. And just for future reference, Camponotus don't have supermajors. They are polymorphic, (as opposed to bimorphic or trimorphic) which means they have workers of all sizes rather than 2 or 3 set castes. Imagine a largest size, a smallest size, and just about any size in between. Since these aren't necessarily individual castes, we simply call the larger ones majors and the smaller ones minors.

 

So it is likely in the future that there maybe even larger larva then?

 

Yes, there will be much larger larvae in the future- some can be as big or bigger than the queen.

[Queen]

 

 

Likely a major. And just for future reference, Camponotus don't have supermajors. They are polymorphic, (as opposed to bimorphic or trimorphic) which means they have workers of all sizes rather than 2 or 3 set castes. Imagine a largest size, a smallest size, and just about any size in between. Since these aren't necessarily individual castes, we simply call the larger ones majors and the smaller ones minors.

 

So it is likely in the future that there maybe even larger larva then?

 

Yes, there will be much larger larvae in the future- some can be as big or bigger than the queen.

 

 

Thank you!  can't wait