This journal is about a colony of Camponotus Ca02. The colony has been in my care for 6.5 months and started as a single queen without any brood. In the meantime, she is raising her third batch of workers. I had already brought this species to its first batch last year but sold the colony afterward, as I wanted to focus on other species at the time. However, I had already grown quite fond of them back then, which is why I decided to acquire a new colony. This time, nothing stands in the way of keeping them long-term. At the beginning of April, the queen arrived alone, and I had to relocate her right away since her old test tube had completely dried out.
By the end of June, the first worker hatched.
After three more workers hatched, I offered them a Wakooshi Founding Module nest with an integrated outworld, which they currently inhabit.
These pictures were taken at the end of August. As you can see, there’s a healthy amount of brood, and the first pupae of the second generation are close to hatching.
When I returned from my trip on September 30th, the number of workers had more than doubled.
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