Genes and Nutrition Influence Caste in Unusual Species of Harvester Ant

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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