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They are very beautiful ants. How did you come by them?
Someone on the forum sold them to me but i can't remember who :oops:
I recently moved them into a bigger arena and glued the y-yong nest in situ with the ants inside last week. I thought perhaps the silicon fumes may of harmed them but they all seem ok. I kept a pc fan going for 24 hours to circulate the air so perhaps that helped a bit.They have though slowed down but the temps have also dropped to about 72 f There are loads of larvae but they seem to have stopped growing ? so perhaps they are having some sort of seasonal rest.
Don't forget Camponotus generally are slower to grow. My Camponotus ligniperdus will sometimes nibble crickets in the arena, coming back when they want it. Sometimes the food i put in will never leave the basin as they seem to shuttle run with mouthfuls to the nest. Occasionally my larvae will just stop feeding and remain still for months on end, then suddenly for no reason they start flicking their heads, then they start feeding again.
The larvae and adults have been inactive now for at least a month. I accidently overheated the nest last week and the ants moved out and into the arena taking their larvae with them. After i cooled down the nest they all moved back again, but all remain pretty dormant with the occasional ant comming out to feed on honey water but refusing just about anything else thats offered. I havent seen any new eggs for a while either which i think suggests a winter break even for this tropical species.
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Are they still accepting protein and sugar/honey solution? What temperature are you keeping them at and how are you heating them? Can you post a picture of the entire enclosure please so I can see how your keeping them. I might be able to offer a few ideas that way, well its worth a try anyway.
Thanks bugsy, they only seem to be taking honey water so appear to be thriving on even less proteins than my C. singularis. A heat pad is underneath their arena and heats to 75f - 80f. I'm trying them dry at the moment but their is some action but not a lot.
This is interesting, well to me as ive not seen this before but it looks like a winged sexual has been pulled from its cocoon, obviously not ready to emerge. The ants have been tending to it for two days now and don’t appear to be harming it. What ever it is, its good to see something happening in the colony at last.
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A closer look you can see the wings
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If this is the only male within the nest, it will more than likely be killed soon after it ecloses. Lets hope not though, and you have a prince running around! :D
Interesting mate, keep us posted with that one. Does the queen tend to be located in the heated part of the nest. I've noticed with mine they move away from it when it starts to dry. This is my signal to add water to the y-tong, then the queen moves back. Just a thought, although they are different species they cant be that dissimilar, in my experience most species like it moist.
They all stay in one of the recesses which is at the top but occasionally a worker may go to the other side but ive rarely seen any at the bottom. The nest is heated at the bottom so this may be why. I havent seen any signs of the male today so i think he must have been killed.
The strange thing is that this species has been for sale at 3 different shops lately yet there is bugger all about them on the internet, i think this was considered a new species last year.
Perhaps ive frightened people off getting them :shock: Sorrrrrryyyyyyy ..... :wink: :)