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Desert Carpenter Ant Colonies (Camponotus festinatus)

Caption: Two closely-related ant colonies stored fat differently: Darker ants stored more fat per individual, but the lighter colony involved a greater proportion of soldiers in storage.

Credit: Alex Wild

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