The Indian jumping ant is a type of ant found in India. They are called so because they can “jump” a few inches in the air.

Ants usually live together in a colony. The colony has one queen who lays eggs. The other ants work to collect food and protect the colony.

How many type of ants does each colony have?

Each colony has three kinds of ants: The queen, the female workers, and males. The queen and the males have wings, while the workers don’t.

Generally, for most ants, if the queen dies, the colony also dies. But not for this ant. If the queen of a colony of Indian jumping ants dies, the other females fight to become the next queen.

In order to prepare to become a queen, the ants’ brains become smaller. This is so that they can save energy and focus on laying eggs. But, once a queen is picked, the other ants’ brains again go back to normal size!

Scientists are amazed by this discovery. They want to find other creatures who can do this too.

 

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