It has to assumed that new queens can be born. The only question is whether the current queen has to give birth to a special one or lay a special egg, or whether normal young/eggs can be treated in an equivalent of royal jelly, as suggested by Xav.
However, we may never have to find out. Maggie could stay on life support, or she could have a successful transplant from a Gabbit … or another Glukkon.
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