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Ant Caste Systems

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 6 2020 10:03 PM

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#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 6 2020 - 10:03 PM

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Found a cool paper describing the different castes in ants.

https://www.antwiki....ste_Terminology

I've personally seen a bunch of Formica subsericea intercastes. I remember seeing one on a rock and thinking: "Huh. Strange looking worker..."

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#2 Offline AntsExodus - Posted May 7 2020 - 6:42 AM

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Are Ponera Pennsylvanica queens ergatoid?

#3 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted May 7 2020 - 6:48 AM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergatoid

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#4 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 7 2020 - 6:48 AM

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I think so.

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#5 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted May 7 2020 - 6:50 AM

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https://mississippie...nsylvanica.html

I also think Ponera Pennsylvancia queens are ergatoid...

EDIT: Ponera Pennsylvancia queens are ergatoid

Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, May 7 2020 - 6:52 AM.

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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 7 2020 - 10:14 AM

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https://mississippie...nsylvanica.html
I also think Ponera Pennsylvancia queens are ergatoid...
EDIT: Ponera Pennsylvancia queens are ergatoid

Ponera pennsylvanica gynes can be ergatiod.

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#7 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 7 2020 - 10:15 AM

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Yeah, they can have either winged, or ergatoid queens, same with Hypoponera.

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).

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