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Have you seen Camponotus this small?

Started By Aaron567 , Oct 4 2017 4:02 PM

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#1 Offline Aaron567 - Posted October 4 2017 - 4:02 PM

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Yesterday my only Camponotus planatus queen got her first nanitic since I caught her in July. Her founding has not gone very smoothly, as she only laid one egg after I had her for two weeks, and she raised that egg to a large larva before she even laid her second egg. 

 

This is a pretty tiny Camponotus species, but I did not really imagine the worker being this small. It is about 3.5mm in length. The queen is 8mm.

 

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#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted October 4 2017 - 4:09 PM

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Yeah, that sounds right for a nanitic. Small Camponotus are small. I love the hairiness.


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#3 Offline Aquaexploder - Posted October 4 2017 - 5:39 PM

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Nice Pictures!

#4 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted October 6 2017 - 1:36 PM

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SO cute!


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#5 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted October 8 2017 - 1:15 PM

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These camponotus are pilygynpus, by the way.

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#6 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted October 8 2017 - 5:40 PM

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These camponotus are pilygynpus, by the way.

 

Are you sure? From what I know, Camponotus are rarely polygynous.


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#7 Offline Reevak - Posted October 8 2017 - 7:36 PM

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Dang, those are almost as small as some of my Prenolepis workers.


#8 Offline Aaron567 - Posted October 9 2017 - 11:15 AM

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These camponotus are pilygynpus, by the way.

 

Are you sure? From what I know, Camponotus are rarely polygynous.

 

 

I think this species is polygynous but I am unsure.. I know they can found with multiple queens. I only ever found this one queen, so I sadly could not combine her with others.


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#9 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted October 9 2017 - 11:23 AM

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If you search up there name, you'll find out soon enough. I've always wanted a polygynous camponotus though...

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

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