Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound ... Their mother, the queen, roams around the nest while laying 1,500 eggs a day! Now, all those baby ants need to live in a narrow ...

The queen, often thought of as the ruler, is actually more of a reproductive machine. Her primary role is to lay eggs ... with every ant contributing to the greater good. Ants are masters of ...

So what causes this simultaneous taking to the air, and is there really such a thing as flying ant day? Find out when and why ants grow ... of sperm the queen received during the nuptial flight will ...