It is unknown how ordinary Chimera Ants communicate. Like all other living beings, they need to breathe, although how they do so varies with their genes. However, this is not always the case for those born with human genes, including the Queen herself, who died as a result of having several organs destroyed by her son. Ĭhimera Ants can survive decapitation for a whole day, so long as the head remains intact after it has been removed. Higher-ranked soldier Ants are born with the ability to see aura. Conversely, some of the more primitive ones are capable of feeling aura without seeing it, possibly due to their superior affinity with nature. Should the prey in question be humans, the resulting Ants will be more intelligent than those born from wild animals to different extents, stronger, able to talk, learn and operate machinery such as firearms, and even the potential to use Nen. Thanks to the unique reproduction method of the species, Chimera Ant soldiers often inherit advantageous traits of the fodder species the Queen fed on. The Chimera Ant Queen with first generation soldiers Notably, regardless of their non-insect genes, many of them retain arthropod legs. ĭue to this unique method of reproduction, each generation of Chimera Ants is profoundly different from the one that preceded it, and even individual Ants from the same generation exhibit profound genetic differences, which are expressed by their unique appearance: a fodder species/Ant hybrid, the former component depending on the Queen's diet. Humans in particular are known to be extremely nutritious fodder for Chimera Ant Queens. To take full advantage of the genes of a particular species, Chimera Ants have been known to feed until the fodder species is driven to extinction in its ecosystem. The Queen can produce up to five eggs with one meal. Though, regardless of what traits they possess, Chimera Ants are still ultimately insects. If the Queen devoured a butterfly, a crab, and a fish, the offspring might have butterfly wings, crab claws, and a fish tail. Furthermore, if the Queen devours multiple different species in a single sitting, then the offspring will have the genes and characteristics of those multiple species. For example, if the Queen were to eat a butterfly, the offspring might be born with butterfly wings. By eating other creatures, a Chimera Ant queen can impart the characteristics of ingested creatures onto the next generation of Chimera Ants it gives birth to. 4.2 Unclear/Indeterminable Chimera AntsĬhimera Ant Queens possess an entirely unique method of reproduction known as Phagogenesis ( 摂 ( せっ ) 食 ( しょく ) 交 ( こう ) 配 ( はい ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ), Sesshoku Kōhai), a term meaning reproduction through devouring.
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