🐜 Ants are Amazing! 🐜
Have you ever wondered how tiny ants work together so well? 🤔 Scientists have just discovered some cool secrets about ants that explain how they became such great team players! 👫
What’s the Big Discovery?
A team of scientists from all over the world studied the genes of 163 different kinds of ants. That’s a lot of ants! 🐜🐜🐜 They used their DNA to understand how ants have changed over millions of years.
Back in the Time of Dinosaurs 🦕
The scientists found out that ants started to become social creatures about 157 million years ago, during the late Jurassic period. Yes, that’s when dinosaurs were around! Isn’t that awesome? 😃
Super-Sensing Ants
Their research showed that ants developed special genes that help them smell better. This means ants can communicate using smells, which is super important for teamwork. Imagine talking to your friends using only smells! 👃
Queens and Workers 👑
Have you seen how some ants are queens and others are workers? The scientists found that ants use similar genes to decide who becomes a queen and who becomes a worker. It’s like the ants have a shared plan for running their colony smoothly.
Why is This Important?
Understanding how ants evolved to be so social helps us learn more about teamwork and communication in nature. Maybe we can even find ways to work together better ourselves! 🌟
The Team Behind the Discovery 🧑🔬
This amazing study was done by scientists from places like Zhejiang University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other universities around the world. Science is truly a team effort! 🌍
Next time you see an ant, remember how incredible they are and how much they can teach us about working together! 🙌
Reference(s):
Scientists uncover genetic innovation underlying evolution of ants
cgtn.com
