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| ===== Royal morphology, caste, and social control ===== | ===== Royal morphology, caste, and social control ===== | ||
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| The royal caste is distinguished by voluminous, mane-like pelage that emerges at the upper lateral thorax originating just above the axillae and extends dorsally along the collarbone to form a ruff behind the cranial region, continuing as a dense dorsal mantle to the sacral base. This fur is unusually fluffy and functionally-signalling within Estrejachi court ritual. Royal individuals are taller than typical caste members and produce the reproductive royal jelly that gates species-wide fecundity. | The royal caste is distinguished by voluminous, mane-like pelage that emerges at the upper lateral thorax originating just above the axillae and extends dorsally along the collarbone to form a ruff behind the cranial region, continuing as a dense dorsal mantle to the sacral base. This fur is unusually fluffy and functionally-signalling within Estrejachi court ritual. Royal individuals are taller than typical caste members and produce the reproductive royal jelly that gates species-wide fecundity. | ||
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| The species originates from a dense, stable asteroid belt embedded in a nitrogen-rich nebula. The local substrate hosts several endolithic, nebula-borne fungi that colonize rock fissures; Estrejachi forage these fungi and convert them into honey-like substances. The biochemistry of the fungi-derived honey exhibits unique pharmacological properties not matched in any extant pharmaceutical registries. The fungi–honey ecological complex is a critical component of Estrejachi nutrition and of royal-jelly synthesis, and individuals will produce honey from any suitable materials they can find as a matter of instinct. | The species originates from a dense, stable asteroid belt embedded in a nitrogen-rich nebula. The local substrate hosts several endolithic, nebula-borne fungi that colonize rock fissures; Estrejachi forage these fungi and convert them into honey-like substances. The biochemistry of the fungi-derived honey exhibits unique pharmacological properties not matched in any extant pharmaceutical registries. The fungi–honey ecological complex is a critical component of Estrejachi nutrition and of royal-jelly synthesis, and individuals will produce honey from any suitable materials they can find as a matter of instinct. | ||
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| ===== Ethos, behaviour, and interspecies relations ===== | ===== Ethos, behaviour, and interspecies relations ===== | ||