Do queens *have* to be able to fly to be mated? Can't the drones fertilize her if she can't fly? Is mating done in midair or on some firmer substance? Just wondering... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave D. Cawley | Adolph! Adi! More coal in the furnace, University Of Scranton | Dick's on his way down! Scranton, Pennsylvania | [log in to unmask] | -Overheard in Hell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~