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human
How are new ant colonies formed? Do a group of ants just decide to leave one day and start anew?
gpt
The queen ants and the male ants are both born with wings. There is a mating season every year where all of the queens and males fly away from their colonies and look for a mate.

 After a queen finds a mate and is inseminated, the male dies and the queen finds a good place to start a new colony. After finding a suitable place the queen removes her wings and digs a small burrow and starts laying eggs which results in a new colony being formed.