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[ZllGGY]

I know that this is a true fact and i also know that Antscanada talked about it in one of his videos but just wanted some other opinions about it as someone I'm having a discussion in a group with and they say that due to thermodynamics it is highly unlikely that queens do this

[rbarreto]

Any ant in the colony can lay a trophic egg, not just the queen. There is definitely a loss of energy when converting the food into a trophic egg but I believe the egg mostly used to feed other members of the colony. There would be no point in a queen laying eggs just to feed herself.

[ZllGGY]

but its not impossible from my understanding. i also understand any ant can lay a trophic egg but i thought i remembered something about queens doing it also in certain circumstances not as a norm

[rbarreto]

How would you know its a trophic egg and not a regular one?

[ZllGGY]

from what I've read online they're a paler color and don't have a protective "casing" or i guess are softer