So I think I have a daredevil queen...

[jwatson16202]

Hi All! I connected my founding Lasius niger colony to the test tube portal a couple of days back and attached a fresh test tube of water as the tube they currently reside in is almost dry.
She currently has 2 workers and 5 or 6 pupa.

I peeked in on her earlier today and had a slight heart attack when I could see her 2 workers tending the brood but no sign of the queen, further investigation found her wandering around the test tube portal.
Previously I had noted she was the first to investigate food (bits of cricket etc) that I placed in the test tube.

Is this normal? I would have expected the queen to stay put and the workers to venture outside of the "nest".

[aaronsobored]

yeah if there are not many workers and they are not exactly that big and able to fend for themselves i think the queen would venture out to investigate first although normally not all the way out to the test tube portal i think u really have a daredevil queen lmao!