To become queen, these ants fight — then shrink their brains - NBC News
Apr 14, 2021 · In a study published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, scientists discovered that Indian jumping ants can shrink and regrow their brains within a few weeks — a feat...
Jack jumper ants are a risk to human safety. But an entomologist …
Jan 17, 2024 · The black and orange ants, also known as hopper ants and jumping jacks, have a venomous sting that is designed to kill prey and allows it to defend itself from predators.
Indian Jumping Ants Can Shrink And Grow Their Brains - NPR
Apr 18, 2021 · New research on ants has shown a first in insects: the ability to shrink and then regrow their brains in a big way. It relates to how these particular ants, called Harpegnathos saltator, or the...
These ants can shrink and regrow their brains - National Geographic
Apr 13, 2021 · New research on Indian jumping ants shows they can undergo dramatic reversible changes previously unknown in insects.
This Ant Can Shrink and Regrow Its Brain | Smithsonian
Apr 16, 2021 · Indian jumping ants shrink their brains when they become their colony’s queen, but they can also grow the brain back if they quit the gig
These ants shrink their brains for motherhood — but can also …
Indian jumping ants are rare in that the workers can reproduce. But there's a catch: they have to give up 25 per cent of their brain to do it. Ant researcher Clint Penick hopes lessons could...
A Single Protein Can Switch Some Ants From a Worker Into a …
Nov 10, 2021 · Now, scientists discovered a slight tweak to a single protein could determine whether some ants become workers or ascend to royalty, according to a new study published last week in Cell.
Moving beyond Drosophila – Jumping ants as a model species in …
Oct 21, 2024 · To discriminate complex social cues, ants evolved an expanded number of odorant receptors (Or) genes strategically located in the antennae. Mutations in the obligate odorant co-receptor gene orco lead to the loss of ~80% of the antennal lobe glomeruli in the jumping ant Harpegnathos saltator.
The Incredible Shrinking And Growing Brains Of Indian Jumping Ants
Apr 18, 2021 · New research on ants has shown a first in insects: the ability to shrink and then regrow their brains in a big way. It relates to how these particular ants, called Harpegnathos saltator, or the Indian jumping ant, reproduce.
Indian jumping ants have ability to shrink brain - Taipei Times
Apr 15, 2021 · In contrast to their cousins, Indian jumping ants colonies do not perish once their queen dies. Instead, “chosen” workers take her place — with expanded ovaries and shrunken brains — to produce offspring.