- I found her in a hole in a log that has no rear exit. The depth of the hole is the queens body length x2
- she was making the hole deeper and would return from the rear of the hole every 30 second or so with wood shavings, so it seems that she was burrowing deeper.
- There where no other ants in the hole with her
- There where two Smaller Workers that appeared to be guarding the hole. In fact these two ants are the reason I found her.
- The two workers did not in anyway appear aggressive towards this queen.
I found the other colony because I was digging into log and stumbled onto one of its chambers complete with brood. Based on the chamber I opened and the amount of brood I did find my guess is that this other colony is anywhere from a few hundred to 1000 strong. Did I somehow remove the existing colonies Queen. I find it odd that an existing queen would be in such a hole and not under guard deeper in the colony.