Queen ants found giving birth to 2 different species

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Iberian harvester queen ants have been found to routinely give birth to ants of a different species. Queen ants found giving birth to 2 different speciesImagine a mom who can have children from two different species. They need sperm from M. structor, and the daughters are half M. ibericus, half M. structor. Over time, they cut out the middleman (adult M. structor males) and started making their own supply of cloned M. structor males. Bottom line: Scientists have found that Iberian harvester queen ants routinely give birth to two different species.