Why do workers kill their own pupa? The unique behaviour of ants

Zdjęcie: Foto: Christopher D. Pull/ISTA


Ants are 1 of the most celebrated social insects. They live in colonies functioning as closely coordinated “superorganisms”. Austrian scientists have just proven that ant pupae inform another ants about their incurable infection, even though it means a certain death for them. They aid keep the wellness of the full colony.