Splat, bees don't have penis. They have like these pouches and stuff that collect the gametes. And I think they die because they can't live without the gamete or something.
Now that you mention it, I do remember something about this species of honey bee. It seems that once the queen stops producing eggs, all of the bees will leave and migrate to a different area. I never finished watching the documentary so I didn't find out what happens once they reach their destination. The bees are able to produce young, but basically are like brainwashed (I think in a genetic way) to stop them from doing so. Any bee that attempts to "rebel" are usually killed.
Onto ants. I heard somewhere that in some species, when the queen dies, the whole colony dies. The queen produces eggs that all develop into female workers and soldiers. Now, like the bees, it eventually produces this swarm of other queens(reproductives) and drones. These are born with wings and they will fly off to form other colonies. Now, before they leave, the drones will mate with them (and then they die, I assume). I'm pretty sure that most of the queens die before they can create a new colony but some do. And as I mentioned earlier, this replaces the old hive which, I think basically get's wiped out. Although this part may not have any connection with mudokons.
I have also been able to draw a connection with something closer: Meerkats. Well basically, there is this one "queen" that dominates all the other meerkats in the group (which is always a family group). I thought this might have more to do with mudokons. You see, there is this dominant male type meerkat that mates with the queen. All other members of the family group are prohibited from breeding. If they do, they get banished from the group. The dominant male and the queen will continue to breed until one dies, in which case the next eldest member of the group will take over. Sometimes, males and females that can't wait any longer(they desire to mate) will leave the group to form their own tribe.
So it appears to me that Mudokons are like a mixture of bees and meerkats. Ants don't seem to have much of a connection in that they produce heaps of queens (although most don't survive).
Well, I guess that's enough of my babbling. I guess you're all getting pretty tired of it right? Well, if you need any more, tell me and I'll have more to say. This is a really interesting thread...
