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
A young Stigmacros queen pauses to groom herself while looking for a spot to found a new colony. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
