I have a Camponotus colony that started out as a queen and 10 ants about 1 year ago and is not like about 50-60 workers. They have been thriving with lots of eggs and brood. Just recently I've being finding 2-4 ants dead in the out world almost everyday for a week now. They have been getting thee same variety of food and water with nothing new introduced. I have noticed that some of the workers are fighting with each other and attacking each other in the outworld which seems really odd. I have also noticed that there are a lot more workers in the out world running around and they are climbing up the walls a lot more than before. It looks like they're trying to escape. Is it possible that they want a new home so they have more room and they're killing each other and themselves looking for a place to expand to? I have them in a mini hearth, connected to a mini hearth XL, a medium sized tar heel ants outworld, and I also have a few other areas connected for them to explore. Any suggestions as to what might be going on would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks