Ants are social animals. They live in a highly organised hierarchical society. The mating ritual between ants is very brief. Firstly, the queen ant gives birth to several eggs which then go on to become worker, soldier, males or young queens. The workers are mostly sterile, however, in the summer, the young queens and males are released to mate with other ants. Once the mating has occurred, the male ant soon dies and the young queen then goes to start her own colony. This is where she will lose her wings, either through ripping them of as a source of nutrition or her worker ants will chew them off for her.
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