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Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen - Walter R. Tschinkel

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Documents fire ant queen reproduction, mating strategies, and colony dynamics. Teaches entomology and animal behavioral biology.

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A 5-minute video from TED-Ed: “Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen - Walter R. Tschinkel”.

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Part of A Bug's Life, Awesome Nature, New TED-Ed Originals