Laborer, Doorkeeper, Future Queen: Neurobiology In Turtle Ants Reflects Division Of Labor (IMAGE)

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Laborer, Doorkeeper, Future Queen: Neurobiology In Turtle Ants Reflects Division Of Labor

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Extreme morphological differentiation in C. varians. Soldier (A, left) compared to a minor worker (A, right). (B) Soldier using shield-shaped head to block nest entrance (minor worker above).

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Alexander Wild, 2019

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