#1 16-04-09 03:11:13

ngaio

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Ants Inhabit "World Without Sex"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7998931.stm

An Amazonian ant has dispensed with sex and developed into an all-female species, researchers have found.

The ants reproduce via cloning - the queen ants copy themselves to produce genetically identical daughters.

This species - the first ever to be shown to reproduce entirely without sex - cultivates a garden of fungus, which also reproduces asexually.

Fascinating!

Last edited by ngaio (17-04-09 02:14:29)

bathory

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Re: Ants Inhabit "World Without Sex"

I need to know more about this, Its too amazing!!

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ngaio

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Re: Ants Inhabit "World Without Sex"

I know, right? Ants are awesome.

adele_w

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Re: Ants Inhabit "World Without Sex"

That's really fascinating. Ants are cool.

Last edited by adele_w (17-04-09 03:58:07)

ngaio

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Re: Ants Inhabit "World Without Sex"

Oh crud! Thanks for that Adele, I'll fix up my original post now!

Last edited by ngaio (17-04-09 02:14:02)