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nuptial flight

zoology

Also known as: mating flight

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honeybee

In evolution: Kin selection and reciprocal altruism
…is to engage in the nuptial flight during which one of them fertilizes a new queen. Other eggs laid by queen bees are fertilized and develop into females, the large majority of which are workers. Some social insects, such as the stingless Meliponinae bees, with hundreds of species across the…
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termite

In termite: Swarming
…commonly called a nuptial or mating flight, is simply dispersal. Mating occurs after the flight. Swarming from many colonies occurs simultaneously in a given area and may be synchronized closely in areas separated by hundreds of miles. An advantage of synchronization might be intercolony mating.
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