A. platineum individuals normally live in proximity to either of these parent species, so as to access their sperm.

Gynogenesis with haplodiploidy

The ant Myrmecia impaternata is a hybrid of M. banksi and M. pilosula. In ants, sex is determined by the haplodiploidy system: unfertilized eggs result in haploid males, while fertilized eggs result in diploid females.

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