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Species Does Away with Males

Submitted by eDave on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 03:30
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io9 relates a report from BBC News that a University of Arizona biologist has found a species of Amazonian ants that has only female members. The queen has no sexual organs and reproduces by cloning herself. In addition, the species is more accomplished at fungal agriculture than other ant species.

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