Tapeworm infections sound nasty but they’re not all bad: ants infected with a tapeworm get fed by their nestmates and live several times longer than usual.
Ants infected with a tapeworm live several times longer than usual. Exactly how the parasite extends the life of its host is unclear, but a cocktail of proteins it releases may provide some clues.
whose main hosts are several types of woodpecker. Ants of the speciessometimes collect woodpecker faeces and take them back to the nest to feed to larvae. If there are tapeworm eggs in the faeces, they hatch …
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