A Colony Of Rock Ants (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

A Colony Of Rock Ants

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Researchers at the University of Bristol, UK, led by Thomas O'Shea-Wheller, investigated the extent to which colonies of rock ants behave as a single entity by subjecting colonies of migrating ants to differing forms of simulated predator attack.

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Thomas O'Shea-Wheller

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Image is for single use only to illustrate stories on the PLOS ONE paper 'Differentiated Anti-Predation Responses in A Superorganism' by O'Shea-Wheller et al and is not to be archived. Please credit the copyright holder: Thomas O'Shea-Wheller

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