Chemical weaponry likely explanation for
open-door policy, study finds
Date: April
23, 2018
Source:
Ohio State University
Summary:
It might seem surprising that a colony of
ants would tolerate the type of guests that gobble both their grub and their
babies. But new research shows there's likely a useful tradeoff to calmly
accepting these parasite ants into the fold: They have weaponry that's
effective against their host ants and a more menacing intruder ant.
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