Eusociality upkept by venom diversity in queenless colonies of R. Metallica says study by S. Robinson Et. Al, published in BMC Biology. Lower relatedness advantages group selection of adaptive traits maintaining eusociality. #Eusociality #Ants #Venom Link-
Eusociality is thought to evolve through kin selection, but what about queen-less ants with low intra-colony relatedness? Increased genetic variance may lead to a selective advantage via an expanded venom repertoire, acting as a form of group selection
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Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant https://t.co/ujPvP2C8qJ