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Since ant colonies are all established by queens breeding with drones that are their siblings from the same queen (unless I'm mistaken) wouldn't that mean all ants are inbred? What prevents this inbreeding from causing serious problems in social insects like ants, bees, termites, etc?

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How do animals that don't get much sun exposure on their skin (such as cats and dogs and rabbits) produce vitamin D?

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What is it about Mercury that causes it to remain liquid down to -38˚whereas all other metal remain solid?

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Why do parallel limb compound bows cancel out vibrations when tuning forks, which have parallel limbs, sustain vibrations?

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Is the sequence of nuclear decay predictable from theory or is it all based on observation?

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Why do parallel limb compound bows cancel out vibrations while tuning forks, which have parallel limbs, sustain vibrations? [Physics]

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Why aren't the examples of "super clear water" in the wild filled with algae and other life?

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How do porcupines and hedgehogs have sex? It's extremely hazardous for the male to approach the back sides of females.

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Under what conditions does sound flow rather than reflect? Where is the transition?

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[BIOLOGY] Which side of an octopus is its front? The tenticled half or the bulbous snout half?

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Since ant colonies are all established by queens breeding with drones that are their siblings from the same queen (unless I'm mistaken) wouldn't that mean all ants are inbred? What prevents this inbreeding from causing serious problems in social insects like ants, bees, termites, etc?	1
How do animals that don't get much sun exposure on their skin (such as cats and dogs and rabbits) produce vitamin D?	1
What is it about Mercury that causes it to remain liquid down to -38˚whereas all other metal remain solid?	1
Why do parallel limb compound bows cancel out vibrations when tuning forks, which have parallel limbs, sustain vibrations?	1
Is the sequence of nuclear decay predictable from theory or is it all based on observation?	1
Why do parallel limb compound bows cancel out vibrations while tuning forks, which have parallel limbs, sustain vibrations? [Physics]	1
Why aren't the examples of "super clear water" in the wild filled with algae and other life?	1
How do porcupines and hedgehogs have sex? It's extremely hazardous for the male to approach the back sides of females.	1
Under what conditions does sound flow rather than reflect? Where is the transition?	1
[BIOLOGY] Which side of an octopus is its front? The tenticled half or the bulbous snout half?	1