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polygynous queenless species include Ophthalmopone berthoudi, O. hottentota, and all
known queenless species of Rhytidoponera. In the
queenless Ophthalmopone...
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order to rear more
drones before the
colony dies. It is also
possible for
queenless colonies to
adopt a
queen from a
related species,
specifically Apis florea...
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Diacamma indi****, also
known as
Indian queenless ant, is a
species of ant of the
subfamily Ponerinae. It is
found from India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh...
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Diacamma rugosum, also
known as the
Bornean queenless ant, is a
species of ant of the
subfamily Ponerinae. It is
found in many
countries throughout Southeast...
- 2002, p. 2214 Araújo A,
Rodrigues Z (2006). "Foraging
behavior of the
queenless ant
Dinoponera quadriceps Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Neotropical...
- this
multiply mated species.
Queenless colonies therefore face a
reproductive dilemma. Once a
colony becomes queenless, some
workers activate their ovaries...
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first few
hours after emergence can be
placed into the
entrance of any
queenless hive or nuc and
acceptance is
usually very good,
whereas a
mated queen...
- worker-queen
conflict will
force the
queen out and the new
workers will
become queenless. A "false queen"
might take
control of the
colony for a
short period....
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Dinoponera quadriceps is a
queenless species of ants in the
subfamily Ponerinae. The species,
known from Brazil, is
similar to
Dinoponera mutica and uses...
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Dinoponera longipes is a
queenless species of ants in the
subfamily Ponerinae.
Dinoponera longipes have been
collected in
eastern Peru in the departments...
