Colony (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Colony

Caption

This is a colony of the host species of Temnothorax longispinosus with two queens: Young worker ants tend the brood, older worker ants forage for food.

Credit

photo/©: Susanne Foitzik, iOME, JGU

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Ant societies' arms race: Gene activity in defenders depends on invading slavemaking ants", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on February 28, 2019.

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