Does this mean that there's just one queen for this entire colony?
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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Nope. The weird thing about the megacolony is that different anthills don't recognize each other as "belonging to a different queen", so they don't attack each other. They still have their own queens, though. Effectively they all act like one big family, instead of rival clans.
Good question. I would think not, though. Hopefully an expert can answer.