American Naturalist2d ago

Do subordinate ant workers really forgo reproduction? Shit et al. showed that in a clonal ant species, isolated subordinates can match dominants in fecundity with no apparent cost to longevity.

Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/739956

#Fecundity #Longevity #EusocialInsects #EEB

the Ant's pl⁂nDec 2, 2022
A major worker taking a power nap💪. Ants take a few minutes per each several times a day (even hundreds of times). They do it inside the nest or in a safe place outside☀️🐜 #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #camponotuscruentatus #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #formicinae #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #thermophilic #mirmeecologia #antsplan
the Ant's pl⁂nDec 1, 2022
Antivity on a fresh spring's afternoon 🐜🐜🌳 #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #crematogasterscutellaris #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #myrmicinae #formicarium #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #mirmeecologia #antsplan
the Ant's pl⁂nDec 1, 2022
Let's send our major sis #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #messorbarbarus #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #formicarium #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #mirmeecologia #antsplan