## 🐜 Camponotus nicobarensis – Week 4 Update

🐜 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.

The colony is still developing slowly, but steadily.

No major changes are visible yet, but overall the colony seems more active than a few weeks ago.

Over the last few days, I’ve noticed that workers are:

Their time outside the nest now seems noticeably longer compared to earlier weeks.

I was also able to observe the colony transporting waste out of the test tube for the first time.

At the moment, the waste is simply being placed directly in front of the entrance.

Even though this is still a very simple form of organization, it shows that the colony is beginning to:

The prepared nest is still not being used.

However, I get the feeling that the ants are slowly starting to:

I still give them complete freedom of choice and simply observe how their behavior develops.

Small Camponotus colonies often seem to take a lot of time before accepting a new nest.

Food intake is still relatively low, but consistent.

Sugar sources as well as small protein sources are accepted.

For a colony of this size, everything still seems completely normal.

Even though development is still slow, I find these small behavioral changes especially interesting.

The visible larval development and the increasing activity outside the test tube feel like the first real signs of progress.

For the next update, I’ll especially keep an eye on:

👉 How long did your Camponotus colonies take before moving into a new nest?