hey guys, can you please let me know if the following ants are polygynous or not?
Formica Subsericea and Myrmica.
thanks in advance for the info!
polygynous ants?
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polygynous ants?
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Re: polygynous ants?
Formica is not while Myrmica can be.TheAntRaptor2 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:18 pmhey guys, can you please let me know if the following ants are polygynous or not?
Formica Subsericea and Myrmica.
thanks in advance for the info!
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Re: polygynous ants?
Thanks for the help!
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Re: polygynous ants?
Polygyny is not as consistent as some people think. There are some species which are regularly polygynous, but many others will only be polygynous if they have the genes for it. Polygyny is advantageous when there are lots of members of the same species nearby (getting a few more workers faster helps them compete) while monogyny is advantageous with less competition from the same species (the queen doesn't have to share resources with unrelated queens in the nest).
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Re: polygynous ants?
Okay, thank you for this response:)
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