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Saving the injured: The value of rescued veterans in a predatory ant species
In general, we imagine ants as little pieces of something bigger, with the value of the individual being marginal, even sacrificing themselves if necessary for the good of the colony. Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) are a specialized termite predator of sub-Saharan Africa. In the early... click to read more
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published on Sep 25, 2017
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