eli5 Why Isn’t Inbreeding A Problem For Insects?

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Some basic biology i’ve learned is that inbreeding causes problems because the genes aren’t diverse enough, but insects breed with what’s essentially their mother. How does that work?

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Which insects do you mean? Because plenty of insects never meet their mother, as she dies after laying her eggs.

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