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Acromyrmex Versicolor queen not moving

Started By TheDrW6 , Aug 10 2022 10:41 AM

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#1 Offline TheDrW6 - Posted August 10 2022 - 10:41 AM

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I just dumped my acromyrmex colony into a formicarium today from a tubes and tubes setup and it seems like the two queens are just sitting on the fungus not moving. Is this normal?

#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted August 10 2022 - 10:52 AM

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Send some photos please.

Currently: Considering moving to Australia
Reason: Myrmecia

#3 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 10 2022 - 7:04 PM

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If she is curled up, she is probably dead. If she is just sitting there, she could just be not moving. If she stays in that exact same position without moving once for long periods of time, then she could also be dead. But as previously mentioned, provide photos for any conclusive response.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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