Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...
The whole point of reproduction is that you produce more of your own species, right? Well, not exactly, and not if you are an Iberian harvester ant (Messor ibericus). Amazingly, this ant can propagate ...
Queen Iberian harvester ants are capable of storing and cloning the sperm from a cousin species, spawning hybrid offspring to take on the hard work of keeping the colony intact. Reading time 3 minutes ...
MONTPELLIER, France — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results