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AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz 1 day agoI 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 1 day ago
Cloning is fairly common. Like aphids will clone during spring and summer and then do sex in autumn.
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours 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.