Some ants (蚂蚁) make their homes under a stone. If the weather is warm, you may see ants under the stone. If the weather is cold, many ants will be in their houses under the ground.
Most of the ants are workers. They are very busy. They gather (收集) food and care for the young ants. But they must have a queen ant (蚁后). The queen ant doesn't work. But she is important because she lays the eggs (生卵). Those eggs will become new ants. You can recognize the queen, because she is bigger than the other ants.
—Because she ________.