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[That_one_ant_guy]

Helllooo so my friend game me a bee saying it was a queen, so I just wanted to clarify if it was or not, and if so what species? Thank youuuuuu

[gcsnelling]

Apis mellifera and near as I can tell no.

[Manitobant]

Its definitely not a queen.

[That_one_ant_guy]

I've been lied tooooOoOoOo😭😭😭

[TennesseeAnts]

A. mellifera queens don't go on nuptial flights the same way ants do. The only time they leave their colony is to mate with several drones shortly after the parent colony splits and finds a new nest location. 

[That_one_ant_guy]

A. mellifera queens don't go on nuptial flights the same way ants do. The only time they leave their colony is to mate with several drones shortly after the parent colony splits and finds a new nest location.

I probably should have done some research

[FSTP]

 

A. mellifera queens don't go on nuptial flights the same way ants do. The only time they leave their colony is to mate with several drones shortly after the parent colony splits and finds a new nest location.

I probably should have done some research

 

 

 

That's always a good policy. 

[Manitobant]

A. mellifera queens don't go on nuptial flights the same way ants do. The only time they leave their colony is to mate with several drones shortly after the parent colony splits and finds a new nest location.

I probably should have done some research

while apis queens don’t go on nuptial flights and found on their own, bumblebee (bombus) queens do.

[ANTS_KL]

Also queen bees are larger than normal and their abdomens are at least twice the length of the wings in Apis. Bombus queens are just like giant workers from what I know