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Posted June 22 2022 - 10:05 PM
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I got a 2 queen Poly of Camponotus clarithorax.
Got in mid May with a decent brood, no workers.
But after a few days the first worker emerged!
May 17th
May 24th
May 24th
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Posted June 22 2022 - 10:12 PM
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The two queens are doing well. Fed some honey which they loved.
Up to 4 workers now. Brood pile is staying consistent with eggs, Larvae, and Pupa.
May 29th - A pretty sweet macro shot of the two queens
May 30th
May 31st
May 31st
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Posted June 22 2022 - 10:49 PM
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Nice! Where did you get these girls from. Probably one of my favorite Camponotus. Of course my favorite being the mini D. gigas (C. ca02)
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Posted June 22 2022 - 10:50 PM
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Unfortunately one queens got into a fight and one was pushed away. I think they fought as the one queen was missing three legs and the dominate queen one back leg.
I seperated to try and save the situation but unfortunately the queen died. Sad
But the dominate queen seemed to respond by laying a nice size batch of eggs. Decent size brew pile. and just today the 5th worker emerged.
June 20th - picture through the tubing. Not great but better then nothing.
June 20th
June 22nd
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Posted June 22 2022 - 10:57 PM
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Nice! Where did you get these girls from. Probably one of my favorite Camponotus. Of course my favorite being the mini D. gigas (C. ca02)
From you 
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Posted June 23 2022 - 7:05 AM
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Posted June 23 2022 - 9:26 AM
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I thought they looked familiar. Haha
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Posted June 24 2022 - 7:35 AM
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Brood pile looks great, all stages.
June 24th
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Posted June 28 2022 - 7:53 AM
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They are doing well, 6 workers and a few later stage pupa, multiple larve and eggs.
I was able to get a shot of the queen laying an egg. Still on the end of her abdomen.
Macro of the newer worker and brood. June 28th
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Posted July 6 2022 - 8:10 AM
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The colony is doing very well, brood is steady with few pupa, few larvae, few eggs.
Up to 7 workers now. Recently gave a mix of honey, hummingbird flower nectar, and crickets blended. They all filled up loved it.
July 6th 2022
Macro of the queen
Worker feeding a larvae
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Posted July 23 2022 - 8:10 AM
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Doing very well, up to 12-14 workers. I was able to give them a little brood boost with some young C.Vicinus Larvae that they seem to have taken right in. The workers will be huge in comparrison so i am curious to watch it all unfold. The colony also moved into my make [censored] starter formicarium I made. They have been hooked up to it a while but queen never budged. Perhaps the sense of a brood increase stimulated her to seek larger chamber. Cool either way 
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Posted July 23 2022 - 9:03 AM
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Posted July 23 2022 - 9:54 AM
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ohh! That's why they are called "clarithorax" clear thorax! I didn't put that together until I saw your photos!
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Posted July 23 2022 - 10:07 AM
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Posted July 26 2022 - 9:06 AM
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They like the skinny crack and have settled into that for now.
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Posted August 1 2022 - 7:40 AM
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Doing well. Queens back right leg is almost completly grown back since losing it like a month ago.
12 Workers, brood pile nice, all good things.
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