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Scientists from McGill University, Canada, have created the “supersoldier” ants with huge heads and jaws by activating ancient genes.

Researchers believe the monster ants may be a genetic throwback to an ancestor that lived millions of years ago.

Scientists say they can create the supersoldiers at will by dabbing normal ant larvae with a special hormone – the larvae then develop into supersoldiers rather than normal soldier or worker ants.

Supersoldier ants can occur naturally in the wild, but only rarely. In the deserts of America and Mexico, their job is to protect the colony from raids by invading army ants.

Scientists say they can create the supersoldiers at will by dabbing normal ant larvae with a special hormone - the larvae then develop into supersoldiers rather than normal soldier or worker ants

Scientists say they can create the supersoldiers at will by dabbing normal ant larvae with a special hormone - the larvae then develop into supersoldiers rather than normal soldier or worker ants

he supersoldiers use their enormous heads to block the nest entrance and attack any enemy ants that get too close.

Scientists showed that ordinary ants of the species Pheidole morrisi contain all the genetic “tools” needed to turn them into supersoldiers – they just need a hormonal push.

The research is reported today in the journal Science.

Authors Dr. Rajendhran Rajakumar, from McGill University, and colleagues wrote: “We uncovered an ancestral development potential to produce a novel supersoldier subcaste that has been retained throughout a hyperdiverse ant genus that evolved 35 to 60 million years ago.”

The results suggest that holding on to ancestral development toolkits may play an important role in evolving new physical traits, say the researchers.

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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and a serious mental health condition.

People with anorexia have problems with eating, meaning they are very anxious about their weight and keep it as low as possible by strictly controlling and limiting what they eat.

Many people will also exercise excessively to lose weight.

Some people will also binge eat, i.e. they eat a lot of food in a short space of time, they then try to get rid of the food from their body by vomiting or using laxatives.

Symptoms usually begin gradually, such as adopting a restrictive diet and often spiral out of control quickly.

Anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of mental health-related deaths.

Most cases of anorexia develop in girls and women usually during the teenage years. Anorexia also affects 1 in every 2,000 men.

The cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown, but most experts believe the condition results from a combination of biological, psychological and environmental factors.

Around 20-30% of people with anorexia do not respond to treatment, and around 5% will die from complications caused by malnutrition.