Lives of queens

Investigator Ian Davis of The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research writes:

One of our scientists, Juliet Quirk, found this rather alarming method requiring ant sperm.  It begs the question of how to obtain 1 millilitre of ant sperm. I initially thought about teeny tiny centerfolds, with great care in placement of the staple, but apparently the optimal source is the ant queen who stores away as much stock as she needs.