One male from this group later died of capture stress.

Adult males have wings but never feed and die within a day or two.

The male can even die before the founding of the colony.

Within an hour or two, the males also die.

In the course of the 18th century the last male of the family died.

The males, along with the workers and the old queens, die by the end of the season.

Afterward, the males die, soon to be followed by the queen mother and her workers.

The males die shortly thereafter, along with most of the females.

And the other male with me will die soon.

Females can live for up to eight years, while males die shortly after mating.