Laymen question on hive/colony creation

[Phil Olsen]

I have a question that you may have the answer to  or maybe you can at
least point me in the direction of someone who does.
 
Say you have a hive of insects and a single worker or drone is take
and placed in a new environment where it is the only one of its kind.
Is it possible for that insect to reproduce and set up a new hive?
I'm thinking more in terms of an insect that revolves around a queen
(bees, ants, termites...you probably know more than I.)
 
If not, how do new hives get created in new areas?  Does a queen have
to do this?  If so how do queen's come to be in a hive where a queen
already exists? 
 
I would appreciate your help in this matter, greatly.

 
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