The sex determination system in hymenopterans such as ants, bees, and wasps is

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Hymenopterans have a haplodiploid sex determination system. Females are diploid and develop from fertilized eggs, while males are haploid and develop from unfertilized eggs. This is because males develop from eggs that only contain one set of chromosomes (haploid), which are produced by a process called arrhenotoky. Females develop from eggs that contain two sets of chromosomes (diploid), which are produced by a process called thelytoky.

The Sex Determination System in Hymenopterans Such as Ants, Bees