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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...
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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...
- Head of a
queen dealate...
- nest, and mate. From this
point onward, they are
called kings and queens,
dealates, or
primary reproductives.
Secondary reproductives, or neotenics, develop...
- Sémon, Etienne; Bordereau,
Christian (February 2012). "Burial
behavior by
dealates of the
termite Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae)...
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Anomalomyrmini Anomalomyrma taylori dealate queen (holotype specimen)
Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda...
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queens have
small and
rudimentary wings which render the
queen flightless.
Dealated queens with
developed wings and
thoraces are
considered rare. In some species...
- 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...
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Temnothorax minutissimus Temnothorax minutissimus dealate queen Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota...
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Bregmatomyrma Bregmatomyrma carnosa dealate queen Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum:
Arthropoda class:
Insecta Order:...
