Are ants sexual or asexual reproducers?

the only male in the entire colony (and the only ant that isn't blind) is the drones, or those flying ants. the queen only has to mate once and she will produce babies all the time, when a colony of ants moves, the queen has to temporarilly shut off her ability to give birth. once the ants have reached their new destination, the queen sends out a signal for one of the drones to come and mate with her so that she can produce babies again. the drone is to big to fit inside the anthill, so the other ants have to clip of his wings so that he can get inside the colony, after mating, the drone then dies.