Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting

Research suggests that parenting in clonal raider ants may have evolved from the brain systems that once controlled hunger. Two chemical signals push these ants either toward caring for larvae or toward foraging—a balance that shifts as the ants age. ScienceDaily reports that the same signals appear in mammals, suggesting evolution may have repurposed the same basic neural blueprint across vastly different animals.

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