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Scientific News - A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens


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#1 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted September 1 2022 - 8:29 PM

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#2 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted September 2 2022 - 11:51 AM

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Very interesting! Would that mean worker-queens live short lives?



#3 Offline smares - Posted September 2 2022 - 8:44 PM

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Thanks for posting this!

#4 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted September 2 2022 - 11:44 PM

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Very interesting! Would that mean worker-queens live short lives?


Guess the sooner they become queen the longer their lives are
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