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We keep the entomologists in the basement. (mander.xyz)

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[–] AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz 19 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

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 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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 4 points 1 year 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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