Extended Data Fig. 5: Picture of lived M. ibericus and M. structor males laid in the same colony.
From: One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants
The colony was maintained in artificial conditions for 19 months (ID MOMA1) after queen sampling in the Bois de Montmaur, in Montpellier, France. The colony was maintained at 28 °C, fed with grass seeds. Broods have been checked weekly, one adult male of each species emerged after 19 months. M. ibericus is here on the left, M. structor on the right. Species are easy to recognize with the naked eye, with clear visible differences in terms of pilosity and shape of the thorax.
