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myrmepropagandist@futurebird@sauropods.win
11d

Ant update. The young carpenter colony has 10 workers and more on the way.

The pavement ant queen has *so many* eggs. Ma’am? That’s too many eggs. How did you make all of those without eating? #antqueen #tetramoriumimmigrans #camponotus

A family photo of a queen  ant surrounded by eight of her daughters she’s resting on top of a pile of eggs and larva
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A smaller black queen, ant next to her a pile of tiny eggs, perhaps three dozen or more
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Jun 25, 2026, 00:32 UTCen
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myrmepropagandist@futurebird@sauropods.win
11d

Replying to @futurebird@sauropods.win

By the end of the summer (Midnight Aug. 31) which of the two queens will have *more* workers?

Vote now! If you are right you get bragging rights. (valuable, rare)

(I think this could be very close... but anything could happen.)

Carpenter ant queen (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)28%
Pavement ant queen (Tetramorium immigrans)56%
Perfect Tie!15%

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