 More distinctive to the intra-communal dynamics of the "Schwarziana quadripunctata" nest is the existence of multiple statuses of queen – the physogastric queen (those that are larger in size and more involved in reproduction) and multiple dwarf queens.The number of these dwarf queens varies in accordance to resource availability, colony conditions, and the physical state of the current physogastric queen.However, the dwarf queens are typically produced year round, with several hatching simultaneously.