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Day: May 7, 2021

On Naming Ants

Ants aren't gendered, but the people they are named after may, or may not, be. The ant species named Strumigenys ayersthey. Image credit: D.B. Booher & P.O. Hoenle, 2021.

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by EditorPosted in #ARnonsense, NewsTagged animal research, ant, gender, gender identity.
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