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Have they tried introducing these worms into drosophila or even mice? I’d be curious what the effect would be. Also what effect does it have in the birds that

• iamcurious 5y ago
  On the first question, my guess is that it activates queen like behavior on a default ant. So it's not actually giving it powers beyond its species, just reconfiguring the particular setup.
  • amelius 5y ago
    What if it's a male ant?
    • usefulcat 5y ago
      According to Wikipedia, in larger colonies most ants are sterile, wingless females: "Larger colonies consist of various castes of sterile, wingless females, most of which are workers (ergates), as well as soldiers (dinergates) and other specialised groups."
      • Pfhreak 5y ago
        Yes, the parent poster understood that, and was asking about the males specifically because they are relatively rare.