Photo of <em>Diacamma</em> and <em>Wasmannia</em> Ants (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Photo of <em>Diacamma</em> and <em>Wasmannia</em> Ants

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Diacamma ant is pictured. Diacamma ants show no physical differences between the worker and reproductive castes, and each individual has the potential to reproduce up to early adulthood. Bottom: Representing the more typical condition, Wasmannia auropunctata queens are surrounded by much smaller worker ants. Differences between queens and workers are fixed in early larval development.

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Prof. Alexander Mikheyev

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