Queen Facts

Ant lifespans vary dramatically by role: worker ants typically live 1-3 years, while queen ants can live up to 30 years—making them some of the longest-lived insects on Earth.

The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.

When a queen bee becomes too old or diseased to serve the colony, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating—a process scientists call "balling" and others have nicknamed "cuddle death."

Queen is the only band in which every member has composed more than one UK #1 single, and all four members were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.

When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.

Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!