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Her interaction with the colony and vise versa. She is rarely groomed and smothered by the workers. If someone didn't know anything about ants they would think she was a less active worker. She doesn't seem to get the royal treatment like other species of ants, bees, and termites are accustomed to. She tends to stay on or under the large brood piles or occasionally tending to the eggs. Her daily routine during the day seems to be sleeping 75%-80% of the time. One would think she was dead if they never kept a large colony. I notice smaller colony queens tend to be more active due to the lack of workers. When she wakes up she might groom herself and walk around a bit to get a meal from the workers then settle down and sleep again or lay a egg. Her night life is more of a mystery but it might not be much more different. After recalling everything I see its no wonder some Camponotus queens can live 20-30 years!
