Males don't do any work in the nest and are only produced by their colony during flying ant season. They develop from unfertilised eggs. After the nuptial flight, the male ants usually only live for ...

During flying ant day, male and female winged ants, known as "alates," leave their nests and take to the air in order to mate ...

Flying ants are referred to as alates, which consist only of ants that can reproduce. Worker ants are always female and ...