Iberian harvester ant queen reportedly lays eggs that hatch into two species
Science describes the discovery as interspecies cloning and quotes biologists calling it “almost impossible to believe.”
TLDR
Science reports that research from 2025 identifies the Iberian harvester ant as the only known organism that propagates two species by itself. An ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species—a finding the magazine describes as interspecies cloning.
Iberian harvester ant queen reportedly lays eggs that hatch into two species
Science describes the discovery as interspecies cloning and quotes biologists calling it “almost impossible to believe.”
TLDR
Science reports that research from 2025 identifies the Iberian harvester ant as the only known organism that propagates two species by itself. An ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species—a finding the magazine describes as interspecies cloning.
