Unpacking of a fatally-infected pupa from its cocoon (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Unpacking of a fatally-infected pupa from its cocoon

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When an ant pupa signals its imminent death caused by an incurable infection, worker ants unpack it from its cocoon and disinfect it, leading to its demise.

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© Christopher D. Pull / ISTA

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