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A worker with fully developed ovaries will take over the nest and become agyne.
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Before the end of the breeding season, males disperse togyne-producing nests to mate.
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The word translated as "woman" is "gyne", which can mean either "woman" or "wife".
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Although similar to workers,gyneare larger (3.79.5 mm) with thoracic sclerites corresponding to alates in other apocritans.
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Overall they are smaller than thegyne, and have a basal mandible section shorter than that of the gyne, with two long setae and antennae which are shorter.
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Hence, it launched itsgynehospitals project.
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