Green-head ant
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The green-head ant is a species of ant that is endemic to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Frederick Smith in 1858 as a member of the genus Rhytidoponera in the subfamily Ectatommin
Rhytidoponera metallica body shot
Adult worker
Winged female
Winged male
Gamergate (ant)
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A gamergate is a mated worker ant that can reproduce sexually, i.e., lay fertilized eggs that will develop as females. In the vast majority of ant species, workers are sterile and gamergates are restr
Green-head ant
…from a variety of species. Predators include the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and a number of bird species. Green-head ant workers are gamergates, meaning they can reproduce with winged males. With workers taking over the reproductive role, queens are relatively insignificant and are rarely…
Lateral view of an Ophthalmopone berthoudi worker, the ant for which the term gamergate was originally coined
Dorsal view of a nonreproductive female Diacamma australe worker, lacking anterior thoracic gemmae (buds)