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Who e-mail Handle Web site Phillip Pi y Ant The Ant Farm Randy Rencsok y Mr. Ant AntCam Andre Schmidt y Jinei Myrmecology James Trager y Dr. Ant		Prev Top Next Chapter Chapter Page Page

5.1 Why are there winged/flying ants from this one ant colony?

These are the males (they are smaller than the princesses) and 
princess ants (unmated). The males' goal is to mate with the
princesses during the nuptial flights. When the time comes, they
both fly away from the mother colony and find others to mate
with. Then, the male ants die while the new queen ants start new
colonies. --Ant