Ant facts just continue to fascinate me
Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics
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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Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
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
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Only the young? Fucking boomers ruining the colony!
7uWqKj@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
What if it’s actually a “help me” scent that the others interpret in an asshole way?
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.