Genes and Nutrition Influence Caste in Unusual Species of Harvester Ant

Friday, August 15, 2008 - 16:35 in Biology & Nature

Is nature or nurture more important in determining an ant's status in the colony? That is the question researchers posed in a new study of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius, a resilient creature found in many parts of the southeastern United States. The answer? Both nature (i.e. the ant's genetic makeup) and nurture (what it eats, for example) play a role in determining its fate.

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