Plerergate

Plerergate

A plerergate is a polymorph of an ant, also known as a replete or "rotund", characterized by an enlarged abdominal area (the crop of the gullet) for the purpose of food storage. [ [http://antbase.org/databases/glossary_files/glossary_QU.htm antbase.org] ] This occurs in honey ants. [cite book| last =Entomological Societyof America| first =| authorlink =Entomological Society of America| coauthors =| title =Annals of the Entomological Society of America| publisher =Entomological Society ofAmerica| date =1908| location =| pages =47| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = ]

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* Polymorphism in the Formicidae.

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