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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 Asia. 20 subspecies are recognized. D. rugosum is noted for being one of the only species of ants to completely lack a queen caste. Reproduction is done entirely by workers, with all workers being fertile upon birth. However, reproduction is kept strictly under control in the nest, with only one dominant female, or gamergate, laying all of the eggs. The gamergate will render workers sterile by mutilating their vestigial wing buds as soon as they pupate. These infertile workers, called callows, will remain loyal to the present gamergate and allow her to exercise control over the rest of the workers. This works to reduce colony infighti

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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 Asia. 20 subspecies are recognized. D. rugosum is noted for being one of the only species of ants to completely lack a queen caste. Reproduction is done entirely by workers, with all workers being fertile upon birth. However, reproduction is kept strictly under control in the nest, with only one dominant female, or gamergate, laying all of the eggs. The gamergate will render workers sterile by mutilating their vestigial wing buds as soon as they pupate. These infertile workers, called callows, will remain loyal to the present gamergate and allow her to exercise control over the rest of the workers. This works to reduce colony infighting as it makes usurpation virtually impossible, and the only time the gamergate is replaced is if she dies naturally. (en)
  • Diacamma rugosum is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Ponerinae. De soort is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1842 door Elie Jean François Le Guillou als Ponera rugosa. De soort werd aangetroffen op het eiland Borneo. (nl)
  • Diacamma rugosum é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Diacamma, pertencente à subfamília Ponerinae. (pt)
  • Diacamma rugosum är en myrart som först beskrevs av Le Guillou 1842. Diacamma rugosum ingår i släktet Diacamma och familjen myror. (sv)
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  • *Diacamma bispinosum saussurei (Forel, 1922)
  • *Diacamma japensis (Donisthorpe, 1941)
  • *Diacamma rugosum geminatum (Emery, 1897)
  • *Diacamma rugosum smithi (Donisthorpe, 1943)
  • *Diacamma vagans frontalis (Stitz, 1911)
  • *Diacamma vagans papuanum (Stitz, 1911)
  • *Ponera geometrica (Smith, F., 1857)
  • *Ponera sculpturata (Smith, F., 1859)
  • *Ponera striata (Smith, F., 1860)
  • *Ponera tortuolosa (Smith, F., 1863)
  • *Ponera vagans (Smith, F., 1860)
  • *Ponera versicolor (Smith, F., 1857)
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  • Diacamma rugosum (en)
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  • Diacamma (en)
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  • Diacamma rugosum (en)
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  • Arthropoda (en)
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  • D. rugosum (en)
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  • *Diacamma bispinosum saussurei (Forel, 1922) *Diacamma japensis (Donisthorpe, 1941) *Diacamma rugosum geminatum (Emery, 1897) *Diacamma rugosum smithi (Donisthorpe, 1943) *Diacamma vagans frontalis (Stitz, 1911) *Diacamma vagans papuanum (Stitz, 1911) *Ponera geometrica (Smith, F., 1857) *Ponera sculpturata (Smith, F., 1859) *Ponera striata (Smith, F., 1860) *Ponera tortuolosa (Smith, F., 1863) *Ponera vagans (Smith, F., 1860) *Ponera versicolor (Smith, F., 1857) (en)
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  • Diacamma rugosum is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Ponerinae. De soort is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1842 door Elie Jean François Le Guillou als Ponera rugosa. De soort werd aangetroffen op het eiland Borneo. (nl)
  • Diacamma rugosum é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Diacamma, pertencente à subfamília Ponerinae. (pt)
  • Diacamma rugosum är en myrart som först beskrevs av Le Guillou 1842. Diacamma rugosum ingår i släktet Diacamma och familjen myror. (sv)
  • 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 Asia. 20 subspecies are recognized. D. rugosum is noted for being one of the only species of ants to completely lack a queen caste. Reproduction is done entirely by workers, with all workers being fertile upon birth. However, reproduction is kept strictly under control in the nest, with only one dominant female, or gamergate, laying all of the eggs. The gamergate will render workers sterile by mutilating their vestigial wing buds as soon as they pupate. These infertile workers, called callows, will remain loyal to the present gamergate and allow her to exercise control over the rest of the workers. This works to reduce colony infighti (en)
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  • Diacamma rugosum (en)
  • Diacamma rugosum (nl)
  • Diacamma rugosum (pt)
  • Diacamma rugosum (sv)
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