This journal is to cover my various Camponotus colonies, all of which are in the early stages of development.
Camponotus castaneus
This colony is in its second year, and currently has 4 nanitics, 8 pupae, 3 (very orange) larvae, and about 5 eggs. This queen is doing much better in her second year, as she only laid one egg and had only one nanitic in her first year. This queen still doesn’t lay nearly as much as my chromaiodes queen (her gaster is also not as inflated), but I’ve heard this is typical of castaneus. Hopefully the large amount of pupae will lead to a population boom, and I can move them into a mini hearth before the end of the season.
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