Sick Ant Pupae Can Signal Workers to Kill Them with a Unique Odor to Save Their Colony, Study Finds

The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...
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Dying for the nest: Sick ants choose the colony over life

Sick ant pupae of Lasius neglectus can sense when they’ll die from infection and signal for help, triggering their own ...
European Medical Journal

Ants Could Inspire the Next Generation of Antibiotics

Ants produce diverse, targeted antimicrobial compounds that inhibit drug-resistant pathogens, offering insights for new ...

Sick ants will sacrifice themselves to save the colony, says study

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said ...

Scientists Discover Ant-Associated Fungus Is Far More Than a Villain

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin interacting with modern mutualistic ants until roughly 38 million years ...
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When ants get sick, they release a scent that will make others kill them.

When a group member becomes ill, they risk being excluded or attacked by the group. For this reason, group animals often hide their illnesses. However, when ant pupae become infected with a pathogen ...
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An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello, hello. REGINA BARBER AND EMILY KWONG: Hey, Ailsa ...