Friday, 26 March 2010

Plotting and Treachery in Ant Royal Families

Social insects — ants in particular — are usually thought of as selfless entities willing to sacrifice everything for their comrades. However, new research suggests that ant queens are also prepared to compromise the welfare of the entire colony in order to retain the throne.
A team from the University of Copenhagen, led by postdoc Luke [...] http://bit.ly/ctTjfd

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