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

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• Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ant facts just continue to fascinate me

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  • lost_faith@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Only the young? Fucking boomers ruining the colony!

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• 7uWqKj@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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• dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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