You will know which hive has a queen if you hear this buzzy sound “oh no/uh oh” coming from the hive. If you are on Valguero, I suggest either breaking all hives in the Aberration cave or in single player using infinite stats and players only when close. Why for that location? Hives have a habit there of spawning 1-30 hive in a single spot.

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