Fig. 1.
Phenotypes of Cardiocondyla obscurior. Fertilized, diploid eggs develop either into (a) queens (QU) or (b) workers (WO), whereas unfertilized eggs remain haploid and develop into males of either the (c) winged (WM) or (d) wingless, ergatoid phenotype (EM). (e) Development of a C. obscurior worker larva from egg to pupa. The red box indicates the approximate sampling period for RNAseq experiments.