myrmepropagandist on Nostr: A founding queen must know how to: Find a mate Fly Select a nest location near ...
A founding queen must know how to:
Find a mate
Fly
Select a nest location near resources
Dig a nest
Keep herself clean
Feed herself and others
Collect food
Lay eggs
Care for eggs and pupae
An established queen must know how to:
Lay eggs
Everything else, even her grooming is done by her daughters. But in gamergate species there is evidence that if an ant ceases to be a queen she can regain all of those skills again-- and they were able to show this meant that her brain literally grew larger!
Find a mate
Fly
Select a nest location near resources
Dig a nest
Keep herself clean
Feed herself and others
Collect food
Lay eggs
Care for eggs and pupae
An established queen must know how to:
Lay eggs
Everything else, even her grooming is done by her daughters. But in gamergate species there is evidence that if an ant ceases to be a queen she can regain all of those skills again-- and they were able to show this meant that her brain literally grew larger!