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New paper published in Insectes Sociaux 🐜
We analysed the factors associated with the determinism of social polymorphism in the trap jaw ant O. hastatus.
Read the study here: https://rdcu.be/dyPQd
#recognition #polygyny #queens #ants
Many thanks to all collaborators! The field work in FG was just great 🤩😍🐜
This research was supported by #CNRS, #AgenciaFAPESP,
#CNRS_Nouragues and #AgenceRecherche#UnivToulouse #UT3PaulSabatier #CbiToulouse #CNRS_Toulouse
Photo: Philipp Hoenle
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Often, ant colonies will have more than one queen.
Sometimes, colonies will have dozens, or even hundreds. This is a nest of little fire ants, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Puerto Rico.
The queens are obvious, but do you see the much smaller worker ants?