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Queenless Ponerine Ant

Diacamma rugosum

About

A large black ponerine ant found across South and Southeast Asia that lacks a morphological queen caste. Instead, a single mated worker called a gamergate monopolizes reproduction.

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Did You Know?

The gamergate maintains her dominance by mutilating the gemmae of newly emerged workers, preventing them from mating.