Team Approach Appears To Work Best For Insect Colonies

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 10:35 in Biology & Nature

Ants and bees have long been recognized as tireless workers, but now new research suggests they behave like model citizens, too. Unlike herds of bison or shoals of fish -- where individuals may appear to be team players but actually behave according to their own interests -- some animals, including ants and bees, really do have the best interests of the group at heart.

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