Friday 3 October 2014

Big-Headed Ants Grow Bigger During Fierce Competition

It is well-known that the big-headed ant (iPheidole megacephala/i) is considered one of the world's worst invasive ant species. As the name implies, its colonies include soldier ants with disproportionately large heads. Their giant, muscle-bound noggins power their biting parts, the mandibles, which they use to attack other ants and cut up prey. In a new study, researchers report that big-headed ant colonies produce larger soldiers when they encounter other ...

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