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• AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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    • bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨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.

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• juliebean@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messor_ibericus

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