Poison-taster ants help save colonies

Friday, January 8, 2010 - 15:28 in Health & Medicine

On cold, damp days, starving ants often march into homes seeking food, and some homeowners put out poison to try and stop them. But ants have evolved three successful ways to combat both poisonings and famine, including sacrificing some ants as poison tasters. Poison - Famine - Kids and Teens - School Time - Animal

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