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A large black ponerine ant in which there is no morphological queen caste. Instead, a single mated worker called a gamergate reproduces and maintains dominance. All workers are born with wing buds (gemmae) which the gamergate mutilates to prevent rivals from mating.
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The dominant gamergate bites off the gemmae of newly emerged workers to chemically sterilize them and maintain her monopoly on reproduction.