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		soperj 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ants that seem to defy biology – They lay eggs tha... Wasps evolved from ants didn't they? edit: i might have that backwards

IAmBroom 5 months ago | [–]

"Wasps" is non-phylogenetic. The LUCA of Hymenoptera was probably a wasp-like animal; there are several extant lines called "wasps" that diverged early; bees (Apoidea) and ants (Formicidae), however, diverged late from "wasps".

MathMonkeyMan 5 months ago | [–]

Ants are descended from a wasp-like ancestor.

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