Harpegnathos saltator ants (IMAGE)
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Adult Harpegnathos saltator workers have the rare ability among ants to transform themselves into so-called pseudo-queens. In the research project connected with the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award, Roberto Bonasio, together with scientists from the University Hospital of Freiburg, wants to investigate the restructuring of the brain in ant individuals alternating between worker and queen status.
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Daniel Burke
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