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[ANTdrew]

Enjoy them before they disappear into the dirt.

[Beginners_Burrow]

As of this morning the queen is now alone in the tube. She is all the way to the back into the cotton with the water. I did see 1 worker go back into the tube a few min later. They are not digging yet just walking all around. They didn't touch the dead super worm but it looks like a couple of the seeds are gone.

[Beginners_Burrow]

I came home from work and saw 1 or 2 workers roaming around. I lifted the test tube a bit and the queen came running out at me. So I set it back down. She then decided to leave the tub and just start walking around. Not far just around under some drift wood. The workers don't seem to pay her much attention. The one in the image walked up and went right past her.

**Edit** I just checked and all the eggs larva are also gone. So they did move but not sure where yet. It seems like under the driftwood but I am not sure.

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Edited by Beginners_Burrow, January 11 2024 - 1:33 PM.

[ReignofRage]

It's in my opinion, and I'm sure many others, that you got ripped off. $130 for a severely neglected colony is not a good deal. That species flies in July/August and for it to only have six workers and a little bit of brood means it hasn't grown for close to four months. They will at least bounce back given you heat and feed them good.