Gamergate derives from the Greek words γάμος (gámos) and ἐργάτης (ergátēs) and means 'married worker'. It was coined in 1983

So like the opposite of its 2014 meaning.

But that's pretty cool. SimAnt taught me only queens lay eggs, so hearing about colonies where the queen caste has been replaced is a pretty fascinating TIL.

I know how it should be pronounced but my eyes read "gamer" and my brain stops working.

Subsequently, however, aggression is no longer needed as gamergates secrete chemical signals that inform the other workers of their reproductive status in the colony.

So everyone around them can smell gamergates’ reproductive status?

Not once in my undergrad study (entomology) did I notice this double entendre. Probably because there are so many fucking -ates with eusocial species. Or because I am not online enough.