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Photo: Andreyuu / Getty Images Humans Are Causing Ant Colony Civil Wars
We’re accidentally turning ants’ hyper-functional, ultra-cooperative societies paranoid and aggressive.
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Mathisa_s/Getty Images These Baby Butterflies Speak Ant—and Use It to Trick the Colony Into Taking Care of Them
A new study suggests that some butterfly caterpillars infiltrate ant colonies by mimicking the scent and sounds of ants.
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Photo: Cabezonication / Getty Images Baby Ants Beg for Death When They’re Sick, Study Finds
It’s harsh, efficient, and strangely in character for creatures that have been perfecting survival for more than 100 million years.
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