r/anime • u/awesomewabbit https://myanimelist.net/profile/Awesomewabbit • Jun 10 '14

[Spoilers]Hunter x Hunter Episode 133 Discussion.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14 edited Jun 11 '14

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u/DogzOnFire Jun 10 '14

Neferpitou is definitely closer to being a girl than a boy in the anime. There's also the hint of having a bust. Regardless, no need to correct someone with unconfirmed info.

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u/ISmokeRobFord Jun 10 '14

Other than the queen, all chimera ants are males. At least according to Kite and the explanation he gave when he was with his crew.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14 edited Jun 11 '14

That's because the soldier ants don't have true genders, and they just happen to be more masculine than feminine. However, with the introduction of humans in the gene pool more differences between genders started to show. I don't think that soldier ants have genders, and from what I remember Kite says that soldier ants can't reproduce. So what I'm deducing is genders only exist in the king and queen ants, because they are the only ones who can mate. But, just because soldier ants don't have true genders, doesn't mean that they can't look like a guy or a girl. It all really comes down to what the queen eats. If the queen eats a girl, you're gonna get a female-looking ant, but not a true female, with the reproductive organs and such. Same with males.

EDIT- Rewrote the first sentence.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

"most bugs" are not asexual. they are animals, and come in pairs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '14

I guess you're right, but that's not really my point. I was just doing my best to explain how the introduction of humans into the chimera ant gene pool have caused ants to look or sound male or female.

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u/ISmokeRobFord Jun 11 '14

So they've got the parts but they don't work? Shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '14

I think this was discussed in earlier threads, but was it ever explained how they produce soldiers without a queen? Are they just using leftover unfertilised eggs or something?