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Teixeira et al. mined Illumina genomes to show that A. octospinosus and its parasite share nine satellite DNA families with lineage-specific amplification–degeneration patterns 📊
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#SocialInsects #Acromyrmex #Genomics #SocialParasitism

A spiny ant carries a leaf in her mandibles

This #Acromyrmex leafcutter #ant I saw in Colombia has quickly become one of my all time favorite #macrophoto