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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2011 20:58:26 GMT 1
will the ants hibernate when they have eggs?
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Post by Myrm on Nov 14, 2011 21:44:57 GMT 1
will the ants hibernate when they have eggs? Normally the queen will cease egg production some weeks before the hibernation phase sets in so that any remaining eggs will at least be larvae by hibernation. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2011 22:47:41 GMT 1
well i saw eggs and now there gone i havent saw them in like 2days so am guesing there hibernating will the eggs be okay
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Post by Myrm on Nov 15, 2011 8:03:48 GMT 1
well i saw eggs and now there gone i havent saw them in like 2days so am guesing there hibernating will the eggs be okay As far as I am aware ants do not hibernate eggs. These leads me to three conclusions. 1) The eggs are there but you can't see them. 2) The eggs have been eaten 3) The eggs have hatched into first stage larvae which are hidden away. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 17:03:25 GMT 1
well am confuzed....wile they hibernate dose all the colony hibernate because ive just saw the odd worker in like 2-3 days :/
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Post by Myrm on Nov 15, 2011 17:25:01 GMT 1
well am confuzed....wile they hibernate dose all the colony hibernate because ive just saw the odd worker in like 2-3 days :/ Are you talking about in the wild or the ones you keep in your bin lid room? If you are talking about the ones in your bin lid room then they won't hibernate fully as it will always be warm compared to outside. If you are talking about ones in the wild; then it is not unusual to still find the occasional worker ant walking about at this time of year, particularly as November has been quite warm this year. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 18:05:34 GMT 1
my room  just the odd one befor he went back in if there not hibernating well there not taking food :/ |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 18:09:56 GMT 1
if they needed food thed get it wouldent they its like 1cm away  |
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Post by Myrm on Nov 15, 2011 18:53:23 GMT 1
my room just the odd one befor he went back in if there not hibernating well there not taking food :/ Ah, well you see, Liam Bin Lid, I bet your bin lid room has a radiator or some other form of heating in it which is probably on at this time of year (or at least I'd hope so as we don't want my awesome bin lid friend getting cold  ). Even if you didn't have any heating in there it would still be generally warmer than outside. Ants don't hibernate much above 5*C so unless you have no heating and the window open 24 hours a day your bin lid room won't get cold enough for them to hibernate. However; they do seem to sense when it is the hibernation period and so the queen may reduce her egg laying to vary little or no eggs at all. They may not take food as they will slow their activities down and if there is no brood in the nest (or if the brood have gone into stasis) then they will require vary little food. Yes, if they needed food they would get it. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 22:17:09 GMT 1
well their near the window and the ledge gets realy cold so that might make them cold am guesing but tbh its my 1st year so they wont need to |
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just the odd one befor he went back in 
). Even if you didn't have any heating in there it would still be generally warmer than outside. Ants don't hibernate much above 5*C so unless you have no heating and the window open 24 hours a day your bin lid room won't get cold enough for them to hibernate. However; they do seem to sense when it is the hibernation period and so the queen may reduce her egg laying to vary little or no eggs at all. They may not take food as they will slow their activities down and if there is no brood in the nest (or if the brood have gone into stasis) then they will require vary little food.