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For questions about using gendered words or phrases in English.

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Can I refer to an ant as "she"?

In a long text about a foraging ant, would it be correct to refer to the ant always as "she" instead of "it"? For example, She wanders aimlessly until she finds a pheromone trail. A foraging an …
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