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My trap jaw queen is doing something weird

Started By SYUTEO , Apr 26 2021 7:35 PM

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#1 Offline SYUTEO - Posted April 26 2021 - 7:35 PM

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I have a small Odontomachus simillimus colony with 1 queen, 1 worker, 2 pupae and plenty of eggs. But she seems to be scattering the eggs all over the ceiling of the test tube, I know this usually means she is infertile but she already had 1 worker so she is indeed fertile. Is this normal for trap jaw ants?

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#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted April 26 2021 - 7:39 PM

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I’m not too much of a trap jaw expert but I’ve had colonies of different genus’s do this. I assume it’s for either cleanliness or something related to temp/humidity.

Edited by ZTYguy, April 26 2021 - 7:40 PM.

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