Assertion: fire ant's queen | /r/HasProperty | sterilized
Facets:
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Once the queen has been sterilized, the entire colony will disappear within weeks, and no new ants will be born.
text: Most of the imported fire ants in Alabama occur in colonies that consist of a queen and her offspring, which are mostly sterile, wingless females that conduct the work of the colony.
text: The eggs are divided into two types: Unfertilized – become winged males who mate with the queens Fertilized – become female workers which are either: Winged virgin queens or Worker fireants, divided into different duties in the nest
text: The queen, a fertilized female, begins the colony in the spring by building a small nest and laying eggs that hatch into workers.
text: The typical colony consists of one or more egg-laying queens, numerous sterile females (workers, soldiers) and, seasonally, many winged sexual males and females.
text: but, once the queen has been sterilized, the entire colony will disappear, and no new ants will be born.