Male Leafcutter Ant (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Male Leafcutter Ant

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Intense male-male competition continues even after mating has taken place in Atta ants. This study showed that in both ant and bee species in which queens have multiple mates, a male’s seminal fluid favors the survival of its own sperm over the other males' sperm.

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Miriam Arrueta, STRI

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