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DigiSERBIA: Yellow eggs? (7. Jul 2012 02:11)

Whoah the queen layed some yellowish eggs? What happened? Does this mean they are majors? :O
She has been laying only white eggs what do the yellow ones mean ? :O Or am i just trippin too much :D

laplapp: Re: Yellow eggs? (2. Aug 2012 17:27)

Color doesn't indicate they are majors. When the colony grows queen will lay major eggs when it think it's time.

It is interesting that u said the eggs were white and now yellow. May be they just grows from egg to larvae and color changed. I am interested about this. I only pet asia ants right now(I live in asia) and have not yet see any different color eggs with same queen.

Andie: Re: Yellow eggs? (2. Aug 2012 17:38)

My C. singularis only laid yellow eggs when i first had them, but now she lays white. Only normal workers and medias came from either colour. Perhaps a difference in environment has an effect on the colour.

http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/singularis/queen.jpg

laplapp: Re: Yellow eggs? (2. Aug 2012 18:14)

My C. singularis only laid yellow eggs when i first had them, but now she lays white. Only normal workers and medias came from either colour. Perhaps a difference in environment has an effect on the colour.

http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/singularis/queen.jpg


I still think just because they grow and is becoming larvae so the yellowish color fade to white. As I see in the picture the white egg is larger than the yellow ones. Btw really nice picture! What model the camera is?

iamwind4: Re: Yellow eggs? (2. Aug 2012 18:18)

Color doesn't indicate they are majors. When the colony grows queen will lay major eggs when it think it's time.

It is interesting that u said the eggs were white and now yellow. May be they just grows from egg to larvae and color changed. I am interested about this. I only pet asia ants right now(I live in asia) and have not yet see any different color eggs with same queen.

I agree,Camponotus's eggs are yellow usually.