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Ant Queen's Surprising Strategy: Giving Birth to Multiple Species

Researchers discovered that Mediterranean harvester ants (Messor ibericus) can produce male offspring of a different species (Messor structor), using these males to create hybrid workers and support their colony, revealing a unique exception to the typical rule that offspring belong to the same species as their parents.

via The New York Times|

#ants #biological-loophole #messor-ibericus

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Iberian Ant Queens Cloning Multiple Species to Produce Hybrid Workers

Iberian harvester ant queens exhibit a unique reproductive strategy by cloning males of another species, Messor structor, to produce hybrid workers, challenging traditional notions of species boundaries and revealing a novel form of reproduction called 'xenoparous'.

via Phys.org|

#ant-reproduction #hybrid-workers #messor-ibericus