Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting

ScienceDaily
Aug 1, 2026, 9:01 am186 ptsTrendingTop
Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical signals push clonal raider ants toward either caring for larvae or leaving to forage, with the balance changing as the ants grow older. Similar signals are involved in mammalian…

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