🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 10 | An Unexpected Move Into the New Arena 📈 Current Status Queen: 1 Workers: approx. 16 Brood: moved along with the colony Nest location: no longer in the test tube

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 9 | More Brood and a New Arena 📈 Current Status Queen: 1 Workers: approximately 16 Brood: significantly increased The colony continues to develop very well. With around

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 8 | The Arena Is Slowly Coming to Life 📈 Current Status Queen: 1 Workers: 12 Brood: still present in all stages, although it appears slightly reduced because several

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 7 | The Colony Is Becoming More Active 📈 Current Status Queen: 1 Workers: 10 Brood: still present and developing Last week I reported the first newly emerged worker.

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 6 | The First New Worker Has Arrived 📈 Current status Queen: 1 Workers: 7 Brood: still present, with visible larval development The colony was started in May 2026 and

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 5 | More Activity & First Reactions to the Setup Even though the colony is still quite small, their behavior is slowly starting to change more noticeably. Over the

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 4 Update | First Signs of a Future Move? The colony is still living inside the test tube, but their behavior is slowly starting to change. 📈 Current status The colony

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 3 Update At first glance, not much has changed — but looking a bit closer, there are small signs of progress. 📈 Current status The colony is still in an early stage,

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 2 Update It’s been about a week since I introduced my new colony, so here’s a small update on their progress. 📈 Colony development The colony is still in a very early

🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Colony Start (Week 1) Today I want to introduce my new ant colony and the setup I prepared for them. 🔬 About the species Camponotus nicobarensis is a fast-growing ant species

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