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Kitade et al. experimentally mixed offspring from R. speratus colonies and showed that simple colony fusion accelerates early colony growth in termites ๐ฑ
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Graphical abstract of: Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus
A new #RESInsectMolecBio article looks at differences in gene expression patterns between #parthenogenetically & sexually produced offspring during early development of #Reticulitermes speratus ๐๐๐
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doi.org/10.1111/imb.13001
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I had a photoshoot with the #NeedleAnts today, #brachyponera chinensis. I couldn't decide what to post, so here's a thread, starting with predation on a favorite meal here in Atlanta, a #Reticulitermes worker
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