QueenQueen (Joou)
女王 = "female monarch"
The head of the family by virtue of being everyone's mother. She's the leader due to being the one with the highest authority, but since she's usually busy with giving birth and raising her children, day-to-day affairs are entrusted to the Princess or a Cerebrate.
The royal jelly that's used to develop special individuals such as Princesses is refined inside the Queen's body, and administered to the larvae.
Regarding the method for choosing special individuals, apparently the Queen "thinks about it" and then makes a decision.
She's a gutsy mother who can tell apart all of her daughters.
Her life span is said to exceed 1000 years.
