Do queen ants ever leave their nests?
She never leaves her nest unless there is an emergency like a disaster or the colony wants to move to a better or larger place. Most of the time, it is to find a more favorable home (current one too hot, too cool, too wet, too small, mold, etc.). –Ant and Mr. Ant However, some multiple queen colonies (e.g., Formica polyctena) build daughter nests as a part of the colony with brood and queens. Queens leave the nest together with some workers and some broods to find a place to build new colonies.
