[needlesurgeon]

Of all of the points listed, their eusocial nature is (to me) the weirdest. A quick Google search [0] shows that eusocial organization actually manifests not only with behavior, but with changes in physical characteristics. The 'queen' is bigger (presumably to facilitate having babies) and the guards develop longer teeth. Presumably, they're still diploid.

So, to anyone who speaks evolutionary genetics: what gives? My understanding was that it's evolutionarily advantageous for eusocial insects to cooperate at least in part because they're haploid.

[0] https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching...