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Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

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Workers of the host species Temnothorax longispinosus are fighting a slightly larger worker of the T. americanus slave-maker species that has invaded their colony.

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photo/©: Susanne Foitzik

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Division of labor in social insects: All-rounders cope better with threats than specialists", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on March 8, 2016.

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