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Fire Ants Studied To Develop Better Digging Robots

Researchers at Georgia Tech are drawing from the characteristics of fire ants to fuel their research into tunneling robotics. The scientists are studying the way the ants dig, and have so far gleaned a number of principles they are hoping to apply to future robots.

"Supergene" in Fire Ants Determines Colony Social Structure and Number of Queens, New Study Reveals

A new study revealed that a social supergene in fire ants controls the complex social structure within colonies and determines whether one queen or several queens rule the ants.

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