Larva ant queen looks like an alien doll in trippy new microscope images - Livescience.com
3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Brandon Specktor
by Brandon Specktor
Scientists don't know why the ant is covered in doorknob-like lumps.
The larva of a Monomorium triviale queen ant looks like an alien doll (Image credit: Idowaga et al., doi: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5105.2.5, CC BY 4.0) Every queen needs a crown. For the queen ant Monomoriu… [+3424 chars]
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