Summary:
- Leafcutter ants have different social roles within their colony, such as foragers, gardeners, and soldiers.
- Researchers found that by manipulating the levels of certain neuropeptides (chemical messengers in the brain) in the ants, they could change the ants' social roles.
- This discovery helps us understand how the brain and social behavior are connected in insects, and could have implications for understanding social behavior in other animals, including humans.