Camponotus Sp. Brood

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Nightwriter
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Camponotus Sp. Brood

Post: # 50007Post Nightwriter
Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:36 am

Hi, one of my Campo queens produced an Alate as her first brood. Does this not seem odd?

Thanks for any information :)

AntnoobSG
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Re: Camponotus Sp. Brood

Post: # 50013Post AntnoobSG
Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:02 am

Is that a queen alate or a male one? If it is a male one ur queen is probably infertile
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Nightwriter
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Re: Camponotus Sp. Brood

Post: # 50464Post Nightwriter
Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:55 am

She produced a male one? How could she be infertile and still produce young?

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Re: Camponotus Sp. Brood

Post: # 50465Post ClashOwenBash
Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:32 am

Ant reproduction is very different from ours. The gender of an ant is decided on the amount of chromosomes rather than the different genes present. To make a queen or worker the queen needs a full set of chromosomes (half from herself and half from the male/males she mated with). However to make a drone (male reproductive) the eggs only needs half the amount of chromosomes, this means for a queen to produce drones she lays infertile eggs which contains only half of her genes. This also means that infertile queens can produce drones but can't produce workers.
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