Angry Ants (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Angry Ants

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Ant societies are based on on a friend or foe model, where protecting the queen and the colony is vital. Vanderbilt is studying aggression in ants to better understand this structure and behavior.

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Vanderbilt University / Joe Howell

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