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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.

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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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