My queen atta and workers been wired
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My queen atta and workers been wired
Hi all I was been watch my colony for pass 2hrs watching what they was doing in one of the chambers it was the queen in it and I saw her bum it looked bigger then it use is as there so many small workers around the chamber and there is 2 soliders are each side they not moved since I've sat watched them I've been taking to Jamie he's one that told me put it hear so fort I will I was wondering is she at her point laying so many eggs like a queen honey bee at April she lays 2,000 eggs a day
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
If her gaster is large, it's likely she's undergone physogastricism.
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
I think you mean Physogastrism, not normally applied to Queen Atta. They show only moderate Physogastrism, even in very large colonies.Leafcutter wrote:If her gaster is large, it's likely she's undergone physogastricism.
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
Oh right okay am still confused like no like other queens ants how they get big full of eggs I was just wondering that's all as the workers all over her like not been like that before just for ask that's all
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
Had to google that, everydays a learning day!
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
That's odd, must have typed that before and autocorrect must have stored it lol oops.Acromyrmexbob wrote:I think you mean Physogastrism, not normally applied to Queen Atta. They show only moderate Physogastrism, even in very large colonies.Leafcutter wrote:If her gaster is large, it's likely she's undergone physogastricism.
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
Normally the workers do that when they feel threatened. Possibly not the case when you were watching them unless you had disturbed them and they had reacted. Or perhaps the queen was in the process of laying a batch of eggs and her attendant workers were there. Either way, nothing to worry about, things seem good.
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Re: My queen atta and workers been wired
What could be another reason for increase in gaster size other than Physogastrism in a healthy colony? Would be interested to find out why, apart from the obvious food reasons.Acromyrmexbob wrote:Normally the workers do that when they feel threatened. Possibly not the case when you were watching them unless you had disturbed them and they had reacted. Or perhaps the queen was in the process of laying a batch of eggs and her attendant workers were there. Either way, nothing to worry about, things seem good.
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