3 Pogo queens less 1

[Wood~Ant]

As I said in my small journal on my Pogonomyrmex queens, I sadly lost my P. rugosus queen despite her having 1 worker and some brood.
I think they may have died from starvation, but it may have been caused by other factors also

A sad fact of life is that all things die, but it was a shame to lose this young queen. This is not the first time that I've lost Pogo's, as I also had a nice P. californicus colony which died last year, so this Harvester Ant genus is a bit of a challenge to keep alive and well

[Wood~Ant]

Now with the death of my lone P. barbatus queen, I only have 1 queen left who has only a single worker; but so far they are doing well and remain healthy.