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“pseudopolygyny”
The condition in which several dealated virgin queens coexist with one egg-laying mated queen: Sandy read about an ant's nest or colony that didn't have just one queen that laid eggs, but a situation of pseudopolygyny that included many queens that had lost their wings.
Dealated refers to certain ants and termites, after nuptial flights, having no wings as a result of having them bitten or having them rubbed off.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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