Update 4-23-2020
Not much has changed for the colony, and they remain one of the few things in my world that are not a total disaster, far from it, actually. A funny habit they've started is bringing up a big pile of larvae and pupae into a warm spot of their out world every afternoon, then taking them all back down at night. They repeat this daily, and I imagine it's similar to what a wild colony would do to move brood near areas warmed by the sun. They'll have a crap ton of new workers once all these eclose, and this is not even all the brood.
Here's an overview of the whole formicarium. The front chambers are mostly empty still because the heat source is glued on the back. They all should fill up in no time at their current pace.
The young colony I mailed last week had a rough ride. I naively air mailed them in their full test tube set up. The rapid air pressure changes must have caused a flood, so they arrived sopping wet, and at least 14 died. The queen and most of the colony were fine, though. They are in the hands of a skilled new keeper now, so the future is looking really bright for them. 
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Edited by ANTdrew, March 2 2021 - 9:18 AM.
