Notices by theantlady (theantlady@arthropod.social)

A quick peek at one of the more successful desert leafcutter ant colonies I started back in July. They have a large pile of brood on top of their fungus garden. The large ants with paint dots on their thoraxes are queens. One queen has a mini fungus garden growing over her paint dot, which tells me something about what the ants think about being painted.
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@GreenSkyOverMe

That sounds like a lot to process, all at once. I hope you are able to find sources of comfort at this difficult time.