Timothy A. Linksvayer

The paper tests if haplodiploidy predicts eusociality evolution using insect phylogenies and finds clade-specific dynamics drive the pattern, not haplodiploidy alone.

Antscan provides 2,193 standardized whole-body 3D synchrotron micro-CT datasets across 792 ant species (212 genera), pairing morphological volumes with automated deep-learning segmentation and genome sequencing projects.

The paper compares evolutionary rates of collective and individual behavior in ants, finding faster and more varied evolution in collective behavior.