@futurebird , look, ant muscles! (well, actually, CT scan of ant larvae with various internal tissues colored, including muscles but also other stuff. : )

What can larval morphology teach us about ant evolution and development?

In their recently published paper, Di Li and her co-authors illuminate the internal and external morphology of Ooceraea biroi, an important model organism in myrmecological research. Here, the first author tells us about her transition

Myrmecological News Blog (blog.myrmecologicalnews.org)

#ants

@llewelly

I was just reading this paper, it's really interesting.

And the illustrations and models are amazing.