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Evolution: Shape-Shifting Social Parasites.

Current biology : CB - 21 Sept 2020

Parker Joseph, Rabeling Christian

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Ants exploit differences in body surface chemistry to distinguish nestmates from colony intruders. Socially parasitic ants in Madagascar have convergently evolved morphological similarities to host worker anatomy, implying that body shape may also be surveilled. Studies of tactile behaviors in ant societies are now needed.

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PMID: 32961161
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.010

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