are queen ants born to look differently, bigger in size compared to the majority of ants?

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are queen ants born to look differently, bigger in size compared to the majority of ants?

2007-09-29 12:08:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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No. In ants, Hymenoptera, the variance in food fed to the ants in the larval stage determines caste, This is exclusive of male/female fertilized/not fertilized sex determination.

2007-09-29 13:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

No, I think with bees and ants they all "born" alike. One is selected to be the queen and force fed.

2007-09-29 14:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes. Each is the designated "big mama" of the whole colony.

2007-09-29 12:11:57 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋