Today I found two Camponotus chromaiodes queens in a founding chamber. I found this very interesting as they are not known to be polygonus.
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Dual Camponotus chromaiodes queens
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There are three possible explanations for this:
1. One queen is unmated.
2. You found a pleometrophic population, and they will eventually turn on each other.
3. You found a polygnous population. Polygyne is often a spectrum for ant species, depending on location. Some areas may have a monogynous, pleometrophic, or polygynous population, or a combination of them.
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