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Scientists Trace The Mysterious Origins of Social Parasitism in Ants – ScienceAlert
Not all ants are hard workers. Some in the colony slave away only so others can avoid pulling their weight.
Not all ants are hard workers. Some in the colony slave away only so others can avoid pulling their weight.
These freeloading hangers-on are known as social parasites, and they’ve essentially forged an evolutionary shortcut through the comforts of cooperative…
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