science

14453 readers

269 users here now

just science related topics. please contribute

note: clickbait sources/headlines aren't liked generally. I've posted crap sources and later deleted or edit to improve after complaints. whoops, sry

Rule 1) Be kind.

I don't screen everything, lrn2scroll

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (4 children)

If we kill them, do all the other termites turn back into normal ants?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The common ancestor of termites and ants is a lot more distant than you think.

Termites evolved from cockroaches and ants evolved from wasps.

On the other hand, the answer is that the other termites all turn into crabs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, queen and drone being able to fly is a leftover from wasps?

And yeah, the end of all arthropoda is always crabs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I am guessing yes. And the formic acid stinger some ants have is a leftover too.

load more comments (1 replies)