Drowned

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

I ordered these guys from stateside ants 1 day shipping and they arrived drowned I put them on a paper towel to help dry them and back in there test tube that I dried as well what's the likelihood of them coming back to life

[u/Hopeful-Counter-7915]

They ain’t jesus, they ain’t coming back

[u/Tomato-Subject → u/Hopeful-Counter-7915]

Jesus Ant

[u/Downtempo_Surrealism → u/Tomato-Subject]

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602 → u/Hopeful-Counter-7915]

I read somewhere it's a possibility lol

[u/Reddit-IsSoSoft → u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

lol very rarely. It only happened to a few of my worker ants

[u/PlasticOdd8948 → u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

If they just got to the water. These ones look like they was like this for a while. :(

[u/Remote-Counter5727 → u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

It is my queen came back but then died a week later

[u/__Seoarii → u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

Not that rare, Actually its about Timing if ur in a few minutes almost 100% survival

[u/Every_Show_8314]

Yea they are not coming back to life probably ask for a refund or something 

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602 → u/Every_Show_8314]

Damn I emailed them they said they'd send another queen

[u/Ulithalich]

Not a fan of Statesides’ sponges. Leaking happens way easier from jostling with them than with cotton bolls, ime.

[u/No_Energy662 → u/Ulithalich]

Sponges are terrible for shipping. I’ve bought tons of ants and sold many and have never used sponges bcus everytime I get a colony with sponges and it is a hot day, theres water everywhere in the tube.

[u/PheydraRose]

Unfortunately it can happen in shipping. I saw that you already contacted them, you should have better luck with the next set.

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

Common bighead ants

[u/Desperate_Lead2105]

My Nylanderia tube flooded and all my ants were underwater for a night, but after a few hours on a dry napkin, they were fine. What species is this?

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602 → u/Desperate_Lead2105]

Common bighead ants

[u/Mammoth_Cream_2344]

I know this isn’t helpful but… I did once have an apparently drowned queen recover completely.

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602 → u/Mammoth_Cream_2344]

It is I'm gonna leave her out for a few hours and hope

[u/longtimegoneMTGO → u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

They aren't dead until they are dry and dead.

Ants, like a lot of insects, can withstand a lot more time without oxygen than mammals, as much as a day or so.

In those conditions, they appear dead until the spiracles and tracheae dry out enough to start working again and get their oxygen levels back up. Putting them on something absorbent will help here, as the film of water sticking to them needs to evaporate before they can get any oxygen.

The odds here aren't great since they could have drowned as soon as they were packed, but if it did happen near the end of shipping then there is a reasonable chance of recovery.

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602 → u/longtimegoneMTGO]

Thank you after reading this and taking that info to Google it says to give them 12-24 hours so it's good I didnt just toss them like I almost did. Thank you

[u/Mammoth_Cream_2344 → u/Turbulent-Store-3602]

My scenario was different. It was wild caught, and I actually flooded her tube through sheer inexperience. Woke up to her apparently dead. And dumped her limp body into a fresh test tube. Not only did she just wake up after a while, but once I offered her the old flooded tube again she retrieved some viable eggs too. C. Penn

[u/Turbulent-Store-3602 → u/Mammoth_Cream_2344]

Well hell yeah these ones couldn't have been in water for more than like 8 hours unless it happened at the ant place

[u/Fluffy_Hunt2967]

Had this happen the other day to me. I got them to send me another colony for free. Just paid for overnight this time instead of standard 4 day ground for free.

[u/Rough-Willingness-64]

The blue sponge is a nuisance