Saturday, June 23, 2012

'Contract killer' ants provoke others to attack

German researchers have discovered that male members of a species of tropical ant act as "contract" killers. Scientists found that male ants daub young rivals with a chemical scent which induces a murderous rage in gangs of workers.

http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20120623-43333.html

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