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Ant behaviors modified with brain injections

Started By Foogoo , Jan 4 2016 7:52 AM

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#1 Offline Foogoo - Posted January 4 2016 - 7:52 AM

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http://arstechnica.c...alter-behavior/

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#2 Online dspdrew - Posted January 4 2016 - 9:56 AM

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Creepy. I feel like humans have been getting a dose for years.

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#3 Offline gutrug - Posted January 4 2016 - 10:21 AM

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that's crazy!

#4 Offline Crystals - Posted January 4 2016 - 3:14 PM

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Interesting, although I have seen my own Camponotus majors and wild majors foraging exploring. I once followed a massive 16mm Camponotus major dragging a caterpillar for 15 feet before having to give up and leave.

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#5 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted January 4 2016 - 3:22 PM

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am i the only who felt that the information stated in the video seemed to be bit vague? first, camponotus usually has a caste system with three or more worker variants (however dimorphism does occur in certain species, but definitely not this one). the species shown in the video clearly has 3 or more different worker castes. second, camponotus majors usually do a wide variety of jobs besides fighting, this is why we label them by their technical name: majors, instead of calling them "soldiers".

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#6 Online dspdrew - Posted January 4 2016 - 6:19 PM

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second, camponotus majors usually do a wide variety of jobs besides fighting, this is why we label them by their technical name: majors, instead of calling them "soldiers".

I thought the same thing.