University of São Paulo: Sorceress ants help scientists understand the influence of the environment like UV radiation on the color of species

University of Sao Paulo states that even without known predators, reinforcing a dangerous color pattern, until then, explained the variation in the colors of the wasp species known as witch ants across the Americas. By analyzing the presence of melanin in their exoskeletons and crossing with the climatic data of each species, the entomologist Vinicius…