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'Supergene' mutation turned ants into parasitic wannabe queens
Scientists have identified a mutant strain of clonal raider ants that look like miniature queens and evolved quickly because of a single "supergene" mutation.
1st complete map of an insect's brain contains 3,016 neurons
Scientists created a map of an entire larval fruit fly brain that shows all 548,000 synapses in the organ.
Insect that flings pee with a butt catapult is 1st known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature
Glassy-winged sharpshooters rapidly fire their pee out of butt catapults.
Wild queen bees attempt to invade commercial hives, but get slaughtered by rival workers
Wild queen bumblebees get killed by worker bees inside commercial hives after they are lured in by vibrant colors and the promise of usurping the resident queen.
Do bees have knees?
Bees do have a femur and a tibia, but do they have a kneecap like ours?
This wasp uses its prickly penis to escape certain death
Male mason wasps have no venom, but they can still stab predators with their genitals.
Horrifying close-up photo of an ant is the stuff of nightmares
A zoomed-in photo of an ant is giving the internet the chills.
Swarming bees may potentially change the weather, new study suggests
Bees can electrify the air by as much as 1000 volts per meter, or more than a thunderstorm.
