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Indian jumping ants have ability to shrink brain – 台北時報

Few species in the animal kingdom can change the size of their brain. Fewer still can change it back to its original size. Now researchers have found the first…

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Indian jumping ants have ability to shrink brain
Colony does not perish when queen dies as chosen workers shrink their brains and expand their ovaries
Few species in the animal kingdom can change the size of their brain. Fewer still can change it back to its original size. Now researchers have found the first insect species with that ability: Indian jumping ants.
They are like catnip to researchers in the field. In contrast to their cousins, Indian jumping ants colonies do not perish once their…

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