News Animals He Clones, She Clones: Dad, mom ants as different species By Susan Milius June 29, 2005 at 9:49 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print A study of the insects called little fire ants may be as close as science gets to showing males and females as separate species. GENDER WARRIOR. The little fire ant (worker shown here) may represent an extreme case of sexual conflict. Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture Those species still share a name, Wasmannia auropunctata.