Darwin Was Right About How Evolution Can Affect Whole Group

Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:28 in Biology & Nature

Worker ants of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your fertility. The highly specialized worker castes in ants represent the pinnacle of social organization in the insect world. As in any society, however, ant colonies are filled with internal strife and conflict. So what binds them together? More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin had an idea and now he's been proven right.

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