-
referred to as gynes, and are
typically those destined to
become queens. A "
dealate" is an
adult insect that shed or lost its
wings ("dealation"). In botany...
-
particularly large colony in
Weybridge on July 29, 1913, in
which "the
deälated females and
workers in this nest
being the
largest I have ever seen".[citation...
- nest, and mate. From this
point onward, they are
called kings and queens,
dealates, or
primary reproductives.
Secondary reproductives, or neotenics, develop...
- Head of a
dealate queen...
-
queens have
small and
rudimentary wings which render the
queen flightless.
Dealated queens with
developed wings and
thoraces are
considered rare. In some species...
- Sémon, Etienne; Bordereau,
Christian (February 2012). "Burial
behavior by
dealates of the
termite Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae)...
- find a mate. The drone's only job is to mate with the
virgin queens. The
dealate, or
newly fertilized queen,
sheds her wings,
finds a
suitable nesting location...
-
published a
paper describing and
naming Zigrasimecia tonsora. They
described a
dealate female with
unusual features,
notably the
highly specialized mandibles...
-
Lasius pogonogynus Lasius pogonogynus dealate queen Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum:
Arthropoda class:
Insecta Order:...
- are unknown.
Workers measure 18 to 20
millimetres (0.71 to 0.79 in) and
dealated queens 20 to 22
millimetres (0.79 to 0.87 in). The head, node, postpetiole...
