Mudokon, slig and Glukkon reproductive models are based on that of colonial insects such as ants and termites, in which there is one reproducing queen in the colony that was fertilised by a male drone from another colony. Only the drones and "princesses" can fly, the young queens leave the nest to start their own, and the drones fertilise them so that they can lay eggs. In some species only the reproducing offspring are born from fertilised eggs, in others the worker's eggs are also fertilised. Often the male dies after breeding, in others he hangs around as a sperm factory. Some species keep a harem of males.
The biggest difference between insect and Oddworld models is that on Earth, all the workers are genetically female, with underdeveloped sexual organs. In bees the development of queens and workers depends on how much royal jelly they are fed as larvae. However under certain circumstances hormonal imbalances in the hive can lead to the workers laying eggs and competing with one another, in which the entire hive descends into anarchy.
On Oddworld, all the worker-class individuals are infertile and underdeveloped males instead of females. There also appears to be an artificial soldier class in sligs created by steroids.
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