Kitchen shelf
Growth
From 3 to 129 workers
Journal
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10-07-2025 20:43
observation
Caught her on the pavement after the flight, wings still on. Into a test tube with water behind cotton, in a dark cupboard.
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13-07-2025 21:28
observation
Wings off. She has walled herself in behind the cotton plug, so from here it is hands off until there are workers.
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20-09-2025 20:44
observation
The second batch of eggs is bigger than the first. She is being fed now, so that makes sense.
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01-11-2025 22:49
observation
Into the wine cooler at 8 °C for the winter. No food, just a damp sponge and the dark.
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20-02-2026 20:46
observation
Out of the cooler. Slow for about a week, and then everything at once: eggs within days.
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29-03-2026 21:09
observation
They have picked the damp chamber for the brood and turned the dry one into a rubbish heap. Exactly the way the guide says.