After analyzing the DNA of several Amazonian ants (found in Panama), it was discovered that all copies were clones of the queen ant colony. When dissected, found that their reproductive system had degenerated, so that they could not reproduce with males of their species (workers in turn are sterile.) The queen ant is controlled by the population of the colony, as it can produce clones of itself, of course all women, thousands of identical daughter.
Tip: for food, the ants cultivating gardens or orchards "of some fungi that reproduce asexually also, like the Queen, by cloning. This suggests that these fungi are the cause of this unusual evolution.
The research 
researchers responsible for this discovery, they say that a world without sexual reproduction and inhabited solely by females, a number of advantages such as energy saving and an increase in the number of individuals capable of reproduction, which reaches 100% of the population.
Fact: the relevance of these ants began his incredible ability to grow food, much higher than other species. The queen starts a colony by digging a tunnel about 10 cm, and then insert your wings on the roof of the chamber. The wings will provide the basis for the fungus garden
homigas is curious that these have been discovered just in the Amazon: in Greek mythology, the Amazons were female warriors who lived in a realm in which men were not allowed to reside. To prevent the disappearance of the Amazons, they visited once a year to a nearby town, only reproductive mood. They then returned the boys, and they stay with the girls. Like the Amazon, these ants have dispensed male and created exclusively female population.
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