#ofc this is because leafcutter ants have the new queen start new colonies while honeybees have the OLD queen do that

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when i was looking up ant biology i kind of derailed into bee biology a little since they are related, and the contrast between them was so funny

leafcutter ants: new virgin queens take a sample of fungus from the colony's fungus garden before the nuptial flight, so they have a little to start off their own hive with in case they are successful! :) virgin queens and males all wait patiently until the day of the nuptial flight - multiple colonies synchronize it for the same time so they have a better chance of survival and genetic diversity!

honeybees: newly emerged virgin queens immediately send out signals, inviting other newly hatched virgin queens in the hive for a no-holds-barred battle royale. the surviving virgin queen, after killing all others, goes on a rampage to destroy all other queen pupae that haven't emerged yet.