Can a Queen Ant Fly?

The female "queen" ants will fly a long distance, during which they will mate with at least one winged male from another nest. He transfers sperm to the seminal receptacle of the queen and then dies. Once mated, the "queen" will attempt to find a suitable area to start a colony and, once found will detach her wings.

Are queen ants The only ants with wings?

In most ant species, queen ants and male drones are born with wings. An exception to this is with the army ant; only males have wings.

Why do queen ants remove their wings?

After mating, the males die and the queens shed their wings and use the remaining wing muscles as a source of nutrients during the early stages of colony development. The shedding of wings is not a passive activity. The pictured ant is in the process of removing her fourth and final wing.