Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show unequivocally that ants’ closest living relatives are a superfamily called Apoidea, which includes bees and some solitary hunting wasps.

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Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show unequivocally that ants’ closest living relatives are a superfamily called Apoidea, which includes bees and some solitary hunting wasps.