How are queen ants born?

How do some ants end up atop the colony's social hierarchy? An ant's parents appear to play a key role in determining whether the insect will develop into a queen or a common worker, according to a new paper in the journal Science. read more

Ants were long assumed to have the same food-based system as the honey bees, but now that research techniques are more advanced, it seems that at least in some kinds of ants the eggs laid by the queen are predestined to be either workers or queens. read more

A queen ant (formally known as a gyne) is an adult, reproducing female ant in an ant colony; generally she will be the mother of all the other ants in that colony. read more

Queen Ants are born as any normal ant is. In order for the Queen Ant to be born the pupa ( a stage of some insects life formation) must be well feed and cared for and that will determine their eventual adult form. read more

Queen ants are the founders of all colonies. Once mated, she can stay fertilized for many years laying millions of eggs. Some queens can lay thousands of eggs each day. read more