Comment on We keep the entomologists in the basement.

• panda_abyss@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What the fuck?

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  • Dani551@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Valid reaction

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    • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I admire this guy’s dropping an ant fact like this and then refusing to elaborate

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      • ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m busy playing boardgames. And it was a fact. Mission accomplished.

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• Dani551@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I need more information

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  • AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think they’re referring to this species. Although the cloning aspect adds yet another layer of wtf on top. Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species

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    • ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Cloning is fairly common. Like aphids will clone during spring and summer and then do sex in autumn.

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  • juliebean@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messor_ibericus

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