ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Kiam]

I know workers can lift up 20 times there own weight I think it was but what about the queen Does anyone know how much they can lift up or is it the same as a worker?

[Kale^^]

Probably it is the same or lower - queens are not made to carry stuff around.

[JimmyVe]

I never see a queen carrying something else than an egg ore a larva. So i'm not sure she can carry up to 20 times here own weight.
In deed she is not made for this nether.

[Kale^^]

I have seen queen digging her nest with workers, this is very small colony so it is normal.

[Kiam]

:O A mistery then

[JimmyVe]

No mistery. After mating time the queen are on there own so they dig the first tunnel/room of there new nest always themselves.

[Sced]

Yep my queen has even attacked intruders

[hypervelocity]

Hi all,

Kiam, i think the queen is stronger, because my camponotus ligniperda major workers were trying to rip a dead fly to bits, and the queen came along and riped its head of in one bite!!!!

[JimmyVe]

I never said that queens are not strong, they are just not made to do allot of work.