Alate
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Alate is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures.
Dorylus male alate
Euonymus alatus has wing-like structures on the stems
Gyne
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The gyne is the primary reproductive female caste of social insects. Gynes are those destined to become queens, whereas female workers are typically barren and cannot become queens. Having a queen is
Alate
…winged form of a social insect, especially ants or termites, though it can also be applied to aphids and some thrips. Alate females are 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, "alate" refers…
Queen (marked) and workers of the Africanised honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata