myrmepropagandist on Nostr: They fly at dawn. This gives the queens the best chance. The soil will be soft and ...

They fly at dawn. This gives the queens the best chance. The soil will be soft and there will be water to start the colony and grow their fungus.

If you want to keep a colony of ants you need to capture a queen just after she mates. Hence he keeps going out waiting for them to fly.

This collective decision made by thousands of ants from multiple colonies.

The workers play a big part in deciding and will keep the queens from flying pulling them back into the nest if it's not perfect.