Ants at the Picnic

For those of you who are back from the long weekend, but are having trouble getting back into the routine and want something more to read, let me help you out.

There's a nice summary of a recent paper on the reproduction of fire ants over at Pharyngula. Boys without mothers and girls without fathers--it's a strange world.

And if you haven't seen it yet, check out my post dealing with the idea of recycled planets.