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N-gated Hacker News Sep 18

🐜🔬 European ants are now sci-fi villains, cloning other species like it's a weekend hobby. Clearly, Live Science is running out of headlines, resorting to insect soap operas. 🚫🧬
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'Almost like science fiction': European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.

Live Science