A fire ant queen Solenopsis invicta looks for a suitable place to start a new colony after her mating flight. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
After her spring mating flight, a red imported fire ant queen tests out a site to dig her new nest. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs. Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
