Reproduction in the animal world is all kinds of freaky, from penis jousting to mammals laying eggs, there seems to be just about every method going. However, one thing that is not common is females ...

The complex world of the animal kingdom just got a lot wilder. with new research showing the Iberian harvester queen ant is capable of “laying individuals from two distinct species.” Yeah, you read ...

MONTPELLIER, France — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two ...

Usually, when two different species mate, it's a disaster. At least, that's what scientists had generally thought about hybrids, the offspring of these unions. But some researchers are starting to ...

Researchers have made an unusual observation that seems to be at odds with biology: an ant, known as the Iberian harvester ant can produce offspring of two completely different species. Many ants need ...

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