Important Tulip Update:
I had not seen #tulipTheAnt for a few days and was a little concerned— but I just spotted her on the water feeder. I’m always so happy to see her since the max age for workers in two years, and she’s over that by some months.

I have also not seen the queen for two weeks— but she is like that. She has a hidden chamber — so I will take comfort in the new batches of eggs. #namedAnts

So here is an update on #tuliptheant the Eastern black carpenter ant median worker with pink dots on her gaster. Tulip has lost most of her paint. If it all flakes off I may lose track of her. She has been very active in the lower chamber bark project, and still hangs out on her branch.

She is over two years old and has seen her colony grow by 100s of ants. #namedAnts #ants

This is Tulip, the median carpenter ant worker. Today she enjoyed some wet cat food. I can’t seem to find Pepper, the ant with the green spot, I think she might have cleaned the paint off (she was very dusty) — stay tuned for more important Tulip updates. #tulip #ant #namedAnts #tuliptheant #carpenterAnts #petAnts

Tulip is about two years old. It's been nearly two years since I marked her. The queen of this colony is 4.