Is my queen dead??

[xc5tnc]

Irecently found a wild colony and captured the queen and many of her workers including ailates, have shifted them into a container and they have made their nest and happily feeding ect.

Im now thinking that the queen may be dead as isaw them shifting out what looked to be a dead queen (possible ailate) except there were so many ants all over it unlike when they shift other dead.

Is this a sign it is the queen ant that may have died?

[AntsLuxembourg]

Have a closer look. Do they pull the ant around? Does it move on it's own? Is that ant in a "death curl" position?

[xc5tnc]

They are pulling it around and is definite death curl, also missing lower abdomen which ifound strange as she was fully intact and fine earlier if is the queen

[AM1C39]

If she is missing her lower abdomen she is most likely dead. Catching a wild colony can easily kill/harm the queen.

[xc5tnc]

Hmm may be the case then was hoping it was just one of the female ailates as ihad seen the queen earlier and she was intact and fine. Thankyou

[AM1C39]

If it did not have wings it was most likely the queen.