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Why did my C pennsylvanicus queen stick eggs to the top off her thorax

Started By Hunter , Apr 15 2018 1:07 PM

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#1 Offline Hunter - Posted April 15 2018 - 1:07 PM

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please help

#2 Offline Hunter - Posted April 15 2018 - 1:13 PM

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#3 Offline T.C. - Posted April 15 2018 - 1:32 PM

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Picture quality is terrible and it's tiny. But are you sure it isn't mites

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#4 Offline Hunter - Posted April 15 2018 - 1:41 PM

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yes she has done it befor and they turned to larva

yes she has done it befor and they turned to larva

the pic looked better on my phone sorry

#5 Offline Ants4fun - Posted April 15 2018 - 1:56 PM

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She probably didn't do it on purpose. It's sometimes hard for that large of a queen to manuever around that small of a test tube. Especially Camponotus Pennsylvanicus, which can't climb glass/plastic very well.

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