Meet these Queens of the Bug World!

Powerful kingdoms are rising and falling all around us, each created and lead by a mighty queen. But what’s it like to be a queen in the insect world? We’re taking a royal tour through the lives of a wasp and a fire ant queen to learn what’s happening inside these busy colonies.

Under your feet and over your head, the dramas of mighty kingdoms are unfolding. Armies unleash defenses honed over thousands of years to protect their fortresses and subjects, but most importantly, their queens—for each of these royal highnesses are the center of the life and death of their colonies. Sounds like a pretty big job, right? Let’s see what it takes to be Queen of the Fire Ants or Queen of the Wasps.

By Sam Burns