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Who e-mail Handle Web site Phillip Pi y Ant The Ant Farm Randy Rencsok y Mr. Ant AntCam Andre Schmidt y Jinei Myrmecology James Trager y Dr. Ant		Prev Top Next Chapter Chapter Page Page

4.4 Are all ants female?

Yes, if you are talking about the worker ants. Here's a simple
chart, by Mr. Ant, to determinate each ant's gender in any
colony:

Workers = female
Wingless queen = female (after mating)
Winged queen = princess = female (haven't mated or just recently
                          mated before removing her wings)
Winged male/drone/prince = male (generally very small in most
                           species)
Soldiers (in some species) = female (very big ants with strong
                             mandibles and head only for
                             protection of the colony and
                             fighting against other colonies)
                             --Jinei