Tag Archives: queen

The game of ant-thrones

Posted on November 4, 2014 by antyscience

In most ants, colonies consist of one or several queens and many workers. The queens take care of reproducing, while the workers…work. These workers are mostly sterile, unable to mate and lay eggs. However, in some primitive ants, such as … Continue reading →

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Science: Shattered dreams

Posted on June 12, 2013 by antyscience

Imagine you are a newly born virgin ant queen. You have dreams of one day flying off, mating with a nice male (or even several!), getting settled somewhere, and start building your very own colony. But then…your dreams get shattered … Continue reading →

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Science: Time to dissolve my brain!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by antyscience

Founding a new colony is not an easy task for an ant. In a lot of ant species, there is a mating flight, where males and virgin queens fly out of their colonies and mate with each other in the … Continue reading →

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