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[Antkeeper01]

is it normal for camponotus queens to pull at the cotton in their testube and lay large eggs with a different proportions compared to the queens?

[azzaaazzzz00]

Well, the cotton pulling part is definity normal, but I'm not sure about the large egg part. If you have pics than that could be helpfull because I'm sort of confused on the description of the eggs.

[ANTdrew]

I’ve never had a Camponotus that didn’t tear up their cotton. It’s basically their trademark.

[Antkeeper01]

one of mune didn't pull at it and is always at the back of the covered tha insert she has tending to her eggs

[NPLT]

is it normal for camponotus queens to pull at the cotton in their testube and lay large eggs with a different proportions compared to the queens?

Can you send a photo of the eggs?

[Kaelwizard]

I mean she could be infertile and have laid trophic (is that how you spell it?) eggs so they are males. Though I don't think egg size is affected by the caste of ant.

Edited by Kaelwizard, June 18 2021 - 3:43 AM.

[Antkeeper01]

I mean she could be infertile and have laid trophic (is that how you spell it?) eggs so they are males. Though I don't think egg size is affected by the caste of ant.

oh also the queens who laid eggs have several different egg colors and is it normal for camponotus to spread their eggs across the tube because i know other genus do that when they're infertile

[Kaelwizard]

 

I mean she could be infertile and have laid trophic (is that how you spell it?) eggs so they are males. Though I don't think egg size is affected by the caste of ant.

oh also the queens who laid eggs have several different egg colors and is it normal for camponotus to spread their eggs across the tube because i know other genus do that when they're infertile

 

She is most likely infertile.

[DDD101DDD]

 

I mean she could be infertile and have laid trophic (is that how you spell it?) eggs so they are males. Though I don't think egg size is affected by the caste of ant.

oh also the queens who laid eggs have several different egg colors and is it normal for camponotus to spread their eggs across the tube because i know other genus do that when they're infertile

 

As long as they're in the yellowish spectrum the eggs are probably fine.

[Antkeeper01]

 

 

I mean she could be infertile and have laid trophic (is that how you spell it?) eggs so they are males. Though I don't think egg size is affected by the caste of ant.

oh also the queens who laid eggs have several different egg colors and is it normal for camponotus to spread their eggs across the tube because i know other genus do that when they're infertile

 

As long as they're in the yellowish spectrum the eggs are probably fine.

 

yay at lest one of the queens is fertile!

[ReignofRage]

 

 

I mean she could be infertile and have laid trophic (is that how you spell it?) eggs so they are males. Though I don't think egg size is affected by the caste of ant.

oh also the queens who laid eggs have several different egg colors and is it normal for camponotus to spread their eggs across the tube because i know other genus do that when they're infertile

 

As long as they're in the yellowish spectrum the eggs are probably fine.

 

Camponotus eggs can vary from pink to yellow to white to orange and be perfectly okay.