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1. Tending a Sick Comrade Has Benefits for Ants.

Author

Bhanoo, Sindya N.

Subjects
*LICKING (Animals), *LASIUS, *ANTS, *PATHOGENIC microorganisms, *IMMUNITY, *INSECTS
Abstract

When one ant in a colony has an infection, the others don't avoid their sick comrade. Instead, they approach the infected ant and lick it to remove pathogens. Now, a new study reports that this works in the benefit of the licking ant as well. By grooming a diseased ant, the helper ant gets a low-level infection that seems to induce the expression of a set of immune genes that help the ants fight off the pathogen. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012

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