found a live bee and decided to give it to the young Camponotus Maculatus colony. they had a feast. yum yum.
18/01/2022
you may have noticed by now that some of the worker ants have really rosy backsides (gastors) while some of them have small ones. this is because the ones with rosy backsides actually play the role of storing food in their 2nd stomachs. they can then go around feeding others in the colony when any ant gets hungry. cool huh?
17/01/2022
front view of the Macu queen guarding over her brood and family.
09/01/2022
the Camponotus Maculatus queen has moved her small colony into the tiny formicarium setup. it still seems too big for them so i have sealed up 2 of the 3 chambers for now. Macu is so beautiful.
31/12/2021
the Camponotus Maculatus love the Jollibee chicken too. they dragged the strip of meat all the way into their test tube!
30/12/2021
who else but the elusive trap jaw queen having some jollibee chicken?
29/12/2021
red is everywhere. in the eggs and larvae, and also the stomachs of the worker ants. this is because the worker ants ate some red-coloured cake icing and further fed it to the eggs and larvae. so cute to see.
25/12/2021
the Camponotus queens have reshuffled yet again from 4-4 to 6-2. 2 queens moved over to make the main colony 6 queens together. they look good together as they all take turns to look after the brood. its so cool to watch.
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