Ants have an exceptionally 'hi-def' sense of smell

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

The first complete map of the ants' olfactory system has discovered that the eusocial insects have four to fives more odorant receptors—the special proteins that detect different odors—than other insects.

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