Soldiers of Turtle Ants Show “Reverse Evolution”

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By Ken Ham

A recent news item caught my eye. It stated that the soldiers of Turtle ants show that evolution can go in reverse. This might seem like a startling announcement until you look closely at what they observed and reported.

The researchers were somewhat surprised to learn that this size variation almost perfectly correlates to the width of the tunnels these ants live in.

There are over 100 species of Turtle ants of the genus Cephalotes. They mostly live in the trees of tropical areas all over the world. Ten of these species have no soldier ants (basically the defenders of …read more

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