1. The basic distinction in food-sharing is between donor and acceptor responses, which are mutually inhibitory. 2. Whether the donor or acceptor initiates food-sharing depends on the relative ...
Parasites reduce host fitness, and so instigate counter adaptations by their hosts. In temporary social parasitism, usurpers must not only enter the colony unharmed, but also have their eggs reared by ...
Researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) discovered that ant species Formica fusca has a well developed sense of smell. It was able to differentiate cancerous cells ...
Researchers from France"s CNRS, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Institut Curie and Inserm have identified a species of ants with a particularly well-developed sense of smell: the Formica fusca. Their ...
An ant of the species "Formica fusca" on a petri dish containing cancer cells. PAUL DEVIENNE/LABORATOIRE D’ÉTHOLOGIE EXPÉRIMENTALE ET COMPARÉE, UNIVERSITÉ SORBONNE PARIS NORD In the study, Mr.
In an announcement of a new study, it was revealed that ants can detect cancer tumors by smelling a patient's urine through their strong olfactory receptors. These insects could be used as a much ...
Insect societies are a prime example of extreme cooperation, but their social life also entails the pursuit of selfish interests by society members 1. Here we show that workers of the ant Formica ...
Ants could detect human breast tumours, according to a small study in mice. The insects may one day provide an easier and cheaper way to non-invasively identify tumours compared with sniffer dogs.
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