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Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Sunshine@piefed.ca⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5667062/ants-altruism-social-insects-epidemics-pandemics

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  • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve been sending off “kill me” scents my whole life; humans are as merciless as they are stupid.

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  • Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Ant facts just continue to fascinate me

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    • lost_faith@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Did you know ants can tell something is off when you apply a colour dot to their face, they will try to remove it

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Only the young? Fucking boomers ruining the colony!

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  • 7uWqKj@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What if it’s actually a “help me” scent that the others interpret in an asshole way?

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