Podarcis muralis nigriventris chasing calci flies

Lil guy having fun

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Scolopendra sp. White legs feeding video

I have a pheidole yeensis colony which started as one queen, she has made lots of alates and I sometimes see a dead princess ant in the outworld which usually happens to the fresh alates in ant colony keeping. I have now found a new wingless ‘queen’ in the colony now though and don’t know why she is living with the colony instead of being killed by the workers which usually happens. She has been there a week or so now. 
Yeensis are known to have multiple queens but not inbreed. The only colony of pheidole that I know of who behave that way are megacephala. 

So what is happening? I can’t find anything online about this. Do you guys think she will be killed soon? Or will she start lying eggs 

Is my colony inbreeding?

(Pheidole yeensis) I recommend pheidole a lot

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Lil guy having fun

New Ant Nest Design

Scolopendra sp. White legs feeding video

Is my colony inbreeding?

Not even a year old and producing huge alate larvae :)

She’s a bit confused at the start bless her. She gets there in the end.