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Gyne is the reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants and bees). Gynes may develop into queens, whereas female workers are sterile and cannot. A colony with multiple queens is said to be a polygyne form, where as with only one is a monogyne form.

The fire ant Solenopsis invicta is known to have colonies in both polygyne and monogyne forms.

[edit] See also

• Queen bee
• Eusociality