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The reproductive biology of social Hymenoptera is characterized by lifelong sperm storage by queens and sperm limitation in males. Both sexes are therefore expected to be especially choosy about their mating partners. In particular, sexuals should avoid sibmating because of the resulting risk of producing sterile diploid male offspring. Colonies of the ant Leptothorax gredleri are specialists of patchy...