Question about flying queens

[Ghostie]

Hi,

Just starting off on my ant keeping adventure. (Very excited)
Recently rescued a queen from my pool. She still has her wings but I know that doesn't always mean they haven't mated. My question is, if a queen is fertilized. Will she still fly?
After rescuing her, she started drying off her wings, and even tried to fly away as I was putting her in. The test tube.

Thanks for the help.

[AntsLuxembourg]

Hey,

Queens normally don't fly after they have mated and started their colony. The wings will fall off at some point and it's usually just a question of time. It could be that she was still trying to participate in the nuptial flight that was going on, if that was the case at that time.