<i>Temnothorax albipennis</i> Ant Colony inside a Nest (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

<i>Temnothorax albipennis</i> Ant Colony inside a Nest

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This shows a Temnothorax albipennis colony inside a nest. New research by Ph.D. student Carolina Doran and Professor Nigel R. Franks of the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences has shown experimentally that rock ants continually monitor their neighboring real estate so as to know exactly what new homes are potentially available.

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Copyright Professor Nigel R Franks, University of Bristol

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Image for single use only to illustrate articles about the Biology Letters paper 'Economic investment by ant colonies in searches for better homes' by Carolina Doran, Tom Pearce, Aaron Connor, Thomas Schlegel, Elizabeth Franklin, Ana B. Sendova-Franks and Nigel R. Franks and is not to be archived. Please credit the copyright holder Professor Nigel R. Franks

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