Learn how ant colonies are separated into multiple castes and why a female ant's genes can make or break its chances of ...

New research from Rockefeller University reveals how both genes and body size influence whether an ant becomes a queen or a worker.

For many ant species, caste determines destiny. Queens grow large, sprout wings, and lay eggs; workers stay small, wingless, ...

Object Details Author Tschinkel, Walter R (Walter Reinhart) 1940- Contents I: ORIGIN AND SPREAD, PRESENT AND FUTURE RANGE: Prelude: And what do you do for a living? -- A quick tour of fire ant biology ...

Give a 10-day old ant more juvenile hormone, and Kr-h1 will shut down genes related to queenliness and promote worker genes. Give an ant ecdysone and Kr-h1 will do the opposite, promoting queen ...