A parasitic, parthenogenetic ant with only queens and without workers or males

2026/02/01 by Keiko Hamaguchi, K. Kinomura, Ren Kitazawa +2 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.080

openalex publication_date 2026/02/01 · openalex created_date 2026/02/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/09

Abstract

is the first ant species known to lack both workers and males and to consist exclusively of queens.

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