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Ants' Social Structure
02:34 - 11:27 (08:52)
Ants resemble bees in their social structure, and there are plenty of ant species where the workers can lay unfertilized male eggs to raise a generation of males that can mate with a queen that the workers produce. Ants get fed with a protein-rich diet, which makes them grow much larger than other ants.
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The queen ant is the only sexually reproductive female in the colony and is responsible for laying many eggs.
02:34 - 05:59 (03:25)
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The queen ant is the only sexually reproductive female in the colony and is responsible for laying many eggs. She is also fed a protein-rich diet which allows her to grow much larger than the other ants.
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Female ants, or the workers, are responsible for all the work in the colony, from feeding and caring for the young to foraging for food and maintaining the nest.
05:59 - 07:16 (01:16)
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Female ants, or the workers, are responsible for all the work in the colony, from feeding and caring for the young to foraging for food and maintaining the nest. They even serve as the colony's police force and army.
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Some ant species have workers that can lay unfertilized male eggs for mating with the queen or producing workers, and the workers can also determine the ratio of male eggs to female workers needed without a queen present.
07:16 - 10:39 (03:23)
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Some ant species have workers that can lay unfertilized male eggs for mating with the queen or producing workers, and the workers can also determine the ratio of male eggs to female workers needed without a queen present.
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The first 20 minutes of the Pied Piper episode is bizarre and filled with challenges between hosts, but eventually, they get on track and make it an interesting episode.
10:40 - 11:27 (00:47)
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The first 20 minutes of the Pied Piper episode is bizarre and filled with challenges between hosts, but eventually, they get on track and make it an interesting episode.