Behold, the queen sugar ant! Well, at least I think it’s a queen. I’ve found an absolutely enormous ant, and while it looks like a sugar ant, it’s considerably larger than the ones I’m used to seeing.

I’ve had a bit of a look into what it might be, and I’m beginning to suspect it’s a queen. It’s got a rather large midsection, some impressive antennae and an attitude to match. Just look at how angry it is! I certainly don’t fancy getting bitten by this one.

Getting a good look at it isn’t particularly easy, either. The thing won’t stop running around, although it does seem rather fond of returning to the same spot. After watching it for a while, I’m becoming more convinced that it’s a queen, but I’m hardly an expert on ants.

Naturally, I’ll be letting it back outside. I’m not particularly keen on having sugar ants wandering through my house, so perhaps I’ll find a nice tree somewhere nearby. Maybe near the neighbour’s place. He always likes ants!

And just to justify this being a RetroJunkie.net video, I’ve also discovered my missing Disk Tools. I’d been looking for them earlier, and apparently they were sitting there the entire time, right next to the giant ant. Mystery solved!

Revenge of the Ant Queen sounds like the title of some terrible B-grade horror movie, doesn’t it? Fortunately, I don’t think we’ve got anything quite that terrifying going on here, although this particular specimen certainly seems determined to put up a fight.

Long live the queen! Assuming it is one, of course.