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Life History

Life Cycle	Life in an Ant Colony • The Ant Life Cycle • Terminology • Phragmosis

Reproduction	Nuptial Flights and Mating • Colony Foundation • Colony Founding in Polyrhachis lamellidens • Hymenoptera Sex Determination • Monogyny • Parthenogenesis • Polygyny • Oligogyny • Haplometrosis • Worker-produced Males • Worker Policing

Castes	Caste Determination • Caste Terminology • Diploid Male • Gynandromorphs • Repletes

Ecology	Ants as Pests • Ants as Predators • Ants as Prey • Ant Communities • Ants Preying on Ants • Cave and Subterranean Ants • Invasive Ants

Foraging and Feeding	Foraging Theory • Morphological and Functional Diversity of Ant Mandibles • Foraging behaviors in Poneroids and Ectatomminae • Ants as Predators • Foraging Strategies by Colony Size • Repletes • Tandem Running

Nesting	Nests • Nest Building • Nesting Biology • Polydomy • Phragmosis • Bamboo Specialists • Cavity Nesting