Spezies – Speculative Evolution

Bei Speculative Evolution haben wir ausgehend von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen über synthetische Biologie, Gentechnik und Robotik überlegt, wie Arten weiterentwickelt werden könnten, um ihre Widerstandsfähigkeit zu erhöhen. Daraufhin haben wir Textanweisungen formuliert, um mit DALL-E KI-generierte Bilder zu erstellen. Jede spekulative Art in der Simulation hat so eine Hintergrundgeschichte, die in realen Szenarien verwurzelt ist.
 
 


Clonal Raider Ant
Clonal Raider Ants
2017genetically modified to provide key clues as to how social behavior evolves
Laboratory research by Kronauer, 2017
2054genetically modified to enhance their sociality through their sense of smell and body movements
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Stammbaum der 146 Arten von insgesamt 219

    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-1-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-1-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-1-1-1, Android 11, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1-1-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-1-1-1-1, Android 11, Alor Star, Malaysia (1-1-1-1-1)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-2)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-2-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-2-1)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-3Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-3)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-3-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-3-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-3-2Samsung G955U, Android 9, , China (1-3-2)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-4Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-4)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-4-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-4-1)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-46Samsung A307G, Android 11, Presidente Derqui, Argentina (1-46)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-46-1Samsung A307G, Android 11, Presidente Derqui, Argentina (1-46-1)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-5)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-5-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5-1-1, Android 11, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1-5-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5-1-1-1, Android 11, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1-5-1-1-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-5-2)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5-3, Android 10, Lagos, Nigeria (1-5-3)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-5-4Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-5-4)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6Samsung G955F, Android 9, Zurich, Switzerland (1-6)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1, Android 11, , United States (1-6-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1Samsung T720, Android 11, Del Viso, Argentina (1-6-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1Samsung T720, Android 11, Pilar, Argentina (1-6-1-1-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1Samsung T720, Android 11, Jose C. Paz, Argentina (1-6-1-1-1-1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1, Android 14, Porto, Portugal (1-6-1-1-1-1-1)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1, Android 12, Guernica, Argentina (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1Huawei CRT-L33, Android 12, , Colombia (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2, Android 12, Chengdu, China (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2)
                          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1, Android 11, Porto, Portugal (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1)
                          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2, Android 13, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine (1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-2Samsung P613, Android 14, Sneedville, United States (1-6-1-1-1-1-2)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-2-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-6-1-1-1-1-2-1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-1-1-3Lenovo TB, Android 11, Rome, Italy (1-6-1-1-1-1-3)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-1-2, Android 11, Malabon, Philippines (1-6-1-1-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-2, Android 11, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1-6-1-2)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-2-1, Android 13, Statesville, United States (1-6-1-2-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-1-2-1-1Samsung A325F, Android 12, Boardman, United States (1-6-1-2-1-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Berlin, Germany (1-6-2)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-6-3Samsung G955U, Android 9, , China (1-6-3)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7Samsung S901B, Android 14, Stuttgart, Germany (1-7)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1Samsung N981U, Android 13, Tampa, United States (1-7-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1, Android 11, Srbobran, Serbia (1-7-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1, Android 12, Barcelona, Spain (1-7-1-1-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-1, Android 11, Sorocaba, Brazil (1-7-1-1-1-1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-1-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-7-1-1-1-1-1)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-1-1-1Samsung P613, Android 14, Myrtle Beach, United States (1-7-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1Samsung N960U1, Android 10, Auckland, New Zealand (1-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1Samsung A127F, Android 13, Naaldwijk, The Netherlands (1-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-1-2, Android 10, , China (1-7-1-1-1-1-2)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-2Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-7-1-1-1-2)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-1-1-1-2-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-7-1-1-1-2-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Berlin, Germany (1-7-2)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-3Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-7-3)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-7-3-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-7-3-1)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8, Android 11, , United States (1-8)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-8-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-8-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Limassol, Cyprus (1-8-2-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2-2Samsung G955U, Android 9, , China (1-8-2-2)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2-2-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, , China (1-8-2-2-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2-2-1-1Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-8-2-2-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2-2-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-8-2-2-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-2-3Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-8-2-3)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-3Samsung G955F, Android 9, Schaffhausen, Switzerland (1-8-3)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-3-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-8-3-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-3-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-8-3-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-3-3Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-8-3-3)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-4Samsung G955U, Android 9, , China (1-8-4)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-4-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-8-4-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-8-5Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-8-5)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9, Android 13, Porto Velho, Brazil (1-9)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1Samsung G980F, Android 13, Barranquilla, Colombia (1-9-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-1Samsung G990E, Android 14, Gravataí, Brazil (1-9-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-1-1Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-9-1-1-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-1-1-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Schaffhausen, Switzerland (1-9-1-1-1-1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-1-1-1-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Schaffhausen, Switzerland (1-9-1-1-1-1-1)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-1-1-1-1-1, Android 14, Phoenixville, United States (1-9-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-1-1-1-1-1x49_1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Basel, Switzerland (1-9-1-1-1-1-1-1x49_1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-2Samsung G990E, Android 14, Gravataí, Brazil (1-9-1-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3Samsung G950F, Android 9, São Paulo, Brazil (1-9-1-3)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1Samsung A356E, Android 14, Santiago, Chile (1-9-1-3-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-1-3-1-1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-1-1Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-9-1-3-1-1-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-1-3-1-2)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-3Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-1-3-1-3)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-9-1-3-1-4)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-9-1-3-1-4-1)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1Samsung N975F, Android 12, Barranquilla, Colombia (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1)
                  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1, Android 14, , China (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1)
                    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1)
                      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1)
                        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1, Android 14, Phoenixville, United States (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1, Android 14, Phoenixville, United States (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1, Android 14, Phoenixville, United States (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
                          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-2Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-2)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-1-2, Android 14, Phoenixville, United States (1-9-1-3-1-4-1-2)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-2Samsung G986U1, Android 13, Monterrey, Mexico (1-9-1-3-1-4-2)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-1-4-2-1Samsung A536U, Android 15, Ogden, United States (1-9-1-3-1-4-2-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-3-2Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-9-1-3-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-4Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-9-1-4)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-4-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-1-4-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-4-2Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-1-4-2)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-4-2-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-1-4-2-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-1-5Samsung G955U, Android 9, Cairo, Egypt (1-9-1-5)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2, Android 11, São Paulo, Brazil (1-9-2)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-2-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2-1-1Samsung A055M, Android 14, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1-9-2-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2-1-2Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-9-2-1-2)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2-1-3Samsung G955U, Android 9, Shanghai, China (1-9-2-1-3)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2-1-3-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Shanghai, China (1-9-2-1-3-1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2-1-3-2Samsung G955U, Android 9, Shanghai, China (1-9-2-1-3-2)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-2x39-5-1-1_1Samsung T225, Android 14, , (1-9-2x39-5-1-1_1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-3)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Shanghai, China (1-9-3-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Basel, Switzerland (1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1x1-9-2_1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Basel, Switzerland (1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1x1-9-2_1)
              • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1x1-9-2_1x61-9-1-1-1_1, Android 14, Tanashichō, Japan (1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1x1-9-2_1x61-9-1-1-1_1)
                • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1x1-9-2_1x61-9-1-1-1_1-1Samsung A546U, Android 15, , (1-9-3-1x47-9-9_1x1-9-2_1x61-9-1-1-1_1-1)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-3x2_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, Moscow, Russia (1-9-3x2_1)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-4Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-4)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-4-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Lucerne, Switzerland (1-9-4-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-4-1-1Samsung G955U, Android 9, Xi'an, China (1-9-4-1-1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-4-1-1-1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Basel, Switzerland (1-9-4-1-1-1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-4-1-1-1x57-7_1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Basel, Switzerland (1-9-4-1-1-1x57-7_1)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5Samsung G955U, Android 9, Shanghai, China (1-9-5)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5-1, Android 13, Tambov, Russia (1-9-5-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5-1-1, Android 13, Tambov, Russia (1-9-5-1-1)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1Samsung G955F, Android 9, Basel, Switzerland (1-9-5x49-1_1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1Huawei ANE, Android 9, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom (1-9-5x49-1_1-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x12_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, , Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x12_1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x19-6-1-1-2_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, Moscow, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x19-6-1-1-2_1)
        • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x19-6-1-1-2_1x10_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, Moscow, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x19-6-1-1-2_1x10_1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1Samsung A536B, Android 14, Gdansk, Poland (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1)
          • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1x33_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, , Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1x33_1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1x33_1x41-6-1_1Samsung A035M, Android 13, , (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1x33_1x41-6-1_1)
            • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1x8-5-1_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, , Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-1x23-3-1-4-1-1_1x8-5-1_1)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-2, Android 13, Tambov, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-2)
    • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-2-1, Android 13, Tambov, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-2-1)
      • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-2-1-1, Android 13, Tambov, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-2-1-1)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1-3, Android 13, Tambov, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1-3)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1x1_1Samsung G965F, Android 9, Moscow, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1x1_1)
  • Clonal Raider Ant, Art 1-9-5x49-1_1x34_1Samsung G965F, Android 10, Moscow, Russia (1-9-5x49-1_1x34_1)

  • Transcriptomics and neuroanatomy of the clonal raider ant implicate an expanded clade of odorant receptors in chemical communication

    Sean K. McKenzie, Ingrid Fetter-Pruneda, Vanessa Ruta, and Daniel J. C. Kronauer
    https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1610800113

    Abstract

    A major aim of sociogenomic research is to uncover common principles in the molecular evolution of sociality. This endeavor has been hampered by the small number of specific genes currently known to function in social behavior. Here we provide several lines of evidence suggesting that ants have evolved a large and novel clade of odorant receptor (OR) genes to perceive hydrocarbon-based pheromones, arguably the most important signals in ant communication. This genomic expansion is also mirrored in the ant brain via a corresponding expansion of a specific cluster of glomeruli in the antennal lobe. We show that in the clonal raider ant, hydrocarbon-sensitive basiconic sensilla are found only on the ventral surface of the female antennal club. Correspondingly, nearly all genes in a clade of 180 ORs within the 9-exon subfamily of ORs are expressed exclusively in females and are highly enriched in expression in the ventral half of the antennal club. Furthermore, we found that across species and sexes, the number of 9-exon ORs expressed in antennae is tightly correlated with the number of glomeruli in the antennal lobe region innervated by odorant receptor neurons from basiconic sensilla. Evolutionary analyses show that this clade underwent a striking gene expansion in the ancestors of all ants and slower but continued expansion in extant ant lineages. This evidence suggests that ants have evolved a large clade of genes to support pheromone perception and that gene duplications have played an important role in the molecular evolution of ant communication.
    Clonal raider ants antennate each other, tapping each other with the ventral surface of their antennal club.