Ergatoid

The morphological term ergatoid denotes the male worker-like males in ants . This form only occurs in some species.

Ergatoid queens are sometimes spoken of. A more precise term for this is Ergatogyne .

literature

• Bernhard Seifert: The ants of Central and Northern Europe . lutra publishing and sales company, Görlitz / Tauer 2007. ISBN 978-3-936412-03-1