Harpegnathos saltator queen ant (IMAGE) New York University Caption Harpegnathos saltator queen ants (shown here, with wings) typically live for five years while workers live for only seven months. Credit Hua Yan/NYU Usage Restrictions Use with credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.