Show Notes
On today’s episode: There’s a new ant species that is all queens. We answer listener questions about hair! All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES Artemis III not going to the moon Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies | Live Science https://elifesciences.org/articles/76911 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230310-why-dont-humans-have-fur https://www.cbhs.com.au/mind-and-body/blog/why-men-are-hairy https://sons.co.uk/blogs/learn/hairy-subject-why-are-men-hairier-than-women https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131004-why-do-men-grow-facial-hair https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/19/dear-science-why-does-the-hair-on-my-head-grow-longer-than-the-hair-on-my-body/ https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/hair-care/scalp-treatments/question100.htm#:~:text=When%20the%20hair%20follicle%20enters,links%20on%20the%20next%20page.&text=Your%20browser%20can't%20play%20this%20video.&text=An%20error%20occurred.,is%20disabled%20in%20your%20browser. https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/zoonooz/across-the-spectrum https://riverlegacy.org/blog/how-come-there-are-no-blue-or-green-mammals#:~:text=It%20is%20believed%20that%20most,blue%20and%20green%20at%20you! https://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/hair/#:~:text=The%20color%20of%20hair%20is,characterized%20by%20different%20banding%20patterns
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