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Orange eggs?!?
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Posted July 24 2023 - 9:06 AM
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My ~70 worker Camponotus Castaneus colony have and are caring for these larger orange eggs. What are these?
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Posted July 24 2023 - 11:40 AM
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Orange eggs are the standard color for camponotus. Queen must’ve recently laid a new batch.
My journals:
Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
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Posted July 24 2023 - 11:44 AM
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She lays white eggs normally same with my founding queen of the same speices.
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Posted July 24 2023 - 8:13 PM
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No offense, but it looks a little too humid for those Camponotus cocoons.
Keeper of:
Camponotus castaneus | 20-25 workers
Tetramorium Immigrans | 1,000+ workers (yes I gave them a brood boost don’t be salty!)
Aphaenogaster Rudis | 16 workers
Pheidole bicarinata | 50-60 workers
Ants are just better.
Camponotus castaneus | 20-25 workers
Tetramorium Immigrans | 1,000+ workers (yes I gave them a brood boost don’t be salty!)
Aphaenogaster Rudis | 16 workers
Pheidole bicarinata | 50-60 workers
Ants are just better.
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Posted July 25 2023 - 5:06 AM
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They were starting to mold so I cut off hydrating the nest for a week so it would die they had a untire test tube full of water and they did drink it. After I took this photo I re-hydrated the nest. But I'm planning on giving them a new nest soon because the chambers are too thin for them to effectively sort their brood that's probably why. I still don't know what nest but I'm think either a wooden nest or one of Utah ants nests.
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Posted July 25 2023 - 6:51 AM
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Camponotus eggs can often have different colors, I've had a few that laid pink eggs.
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Posted July 25 2023 - 7:01 AM
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Cool I've seen them have orange eggs but not this vibrant they also seem bigger than normal.
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Posted July 25 2023 - 8:10 AM
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My castaneus always have orange eggs.
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Posted July 25 2023 - 8:48 AM
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Okay thanks. Normally she lays white eggs I guess it could be something I fed them.
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