Explaining Insects 🦋 on Instagram: "Ants are social insects that live in highly organized colonies or nests. They belong to the family Formicidae and are closely related to bees and wasps. Here are a few key facts about them: • 🏠 Social structure: Ant colonies can range from a few dozen individuals to millions. Each colony typically has a queen (or several), workers, and sometimes soldiers, each with distinct roles. • 🍽️ Diet: Most ants are omnivorous—they eat sugars, proteins, seeds, and som

Cleo Abram on Instagram: "These ants mastered cloning. Scientists were shocked to find this out. At some point, the Iberian Harvester ant species lost the ability to make its own sterile worker ants. To solve that problem, they started mating with another species, Messer structor, to create hybrid workers. This made them reliant on another species for survival, which isn’t ideal. So this is what they did... For more optimistic science and technology, follow along! #science #ants #cloning #biolog