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I said anatomically.



Sorry, I saw "clone" and thought you were talking about genetics. But you're wrong about anatomy too. There is a lot of variation in morphology between different insect types in a colony.

https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Caste_Terminology


>> There is a lot of variation in morphology between different insect types in a colony

Bees in a hive change their role (e.g. nursery, house-keeping, defence, food gathering) depending on their age but all these roles have the same morphology, unlike castes in ants.


Queens look different. But your point is well taken. I guess I should stick to ants and termites as examples.




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