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ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoThere’s a species of ant that lays eggs of a different species of ant.
Dani551@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz 3 weeks 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
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Cloning is fairly common. Like aphids will clone during spring and summer and then do sex in autumn.
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
This is different. The queen is fertilized by another species, but can only have males of that species with a portion of her own genetic information. When she’s fertilized by her own species, she can produce Queens, haploid workers, and male drones of her species.
juliebean@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
What the fuck?
Dani551@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Valid reaction
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I admire this guy’s dropping an ant fact like this and then refusing to elaborate
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’m busy playing boardgames. And it was a fact. Mission accomplished.