The Queen is also the core of the Insect Nest Fleet. Once she is eliminated, it means that this Insect Nest Fleet will lose its ability to reproduce. Neither the living ships nor the hatching pools deployed on planetary surfaces will function anymore.
At the same time, she is the highest-tier organism in the entire Insect Nest Fleet. Her demise also means that, on a macro level, the entire Insect Nest Fleet will lose its unified coordination and command. Lower-tier organisms like Insect Nest Overlords, Insect Nest Tyrants, and Neuron Progeny can still command their respective units, but they will no longer have the capability to coordinate effectively. They will lose the agility to support one another, making the Insect Swarm highly susceptible to being divided and annihilated.
Of course, the Insect Swarm has its own mechanisms of response.
