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My trap jaws stopped spinning cocoons

Started By SYUTEO , May 25 2021 7:52 PM

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#1 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 25 2021 - 7:52 PM

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My trap jaw ant colony's larvae stopped spinning cocoons, the workers buried the larvae in the soil but then the workers take the larvae away even though it haven't pupated yet. pls help, this is the first time I've seen it happen before and I don't know why  :(


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#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 25 2021 - 10:27 PM

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Maybe the substrate has become unsuitable. Or the larvae could be unhealthy. You could try different substrates like sand, coco peat, clay dirt etc.

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#3 Offline ReignofRage - Posted May 26 2021 - 12:30 AM

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Sometimes larvae just won't spin cocoons, I wouldn't realy worry; then again I don't know much abotu Odontomachus.


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#4 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 26 2021 - 12:51 AM

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Sometimes larvae just won't spin cocoons, I wouldn't realy worry; then again I don't know much abotu Odontomachus.

You have to worry. Trap jaw larvae need to spin cocoons to pupate. If they can't then they are eaten by the colony. That's why trap jaw ant larvae not spinning cocoons is a big worry.

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Edited by ANTS_KL, May 26 2021 - 12:51 AM.

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#5 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 26 2021 - 1:39 AM

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I'll try moving the colony to a new test tube and see if that helps


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#6 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 26 2021 - 2:31 AM

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just try to change the substrate.

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As in add more into the Outworld. They will take what they need.

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YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#7 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 26 2021 - 4:33 AM

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just try to change the substrate.

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As in add more into the Outworld. They will take what they need.

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Actually, the test tube is getting a bit moldy and it's almost out of water.


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#8 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 26 2021 - 5:31 AM

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just try to change the substrate.
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As in add more into the Outworld. They will take what they need.
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Actually, the test tube is getting a bit moldy and it's almost out of water.
ah, so that’s the reason. Odontomachus and ponerines in general love humidity. Give them a new tube.
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#9 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 26 2021 - 6:45 PM

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just try to change the substrate.

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As in add more into the Outworld. They will take what they need.

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Actually, the test tube is getting a bit moldy and it's almost out of water.
Ahhhhh no wonder. Just change the tube like Mantiboant said. Odontomachus love high humidity.

Sent from my CPH2201 using Tapatalk
Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#10 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 27 2021 - 2:17 AM

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I moved them into a new tube, hopefully it helps


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