Can An Ant Be Employee Of The Month?
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 22:28
in Biology & Nature
Ants specializing on one job such as snatching food from a picnic are no more efficient than "Jane-of-all-trade" ants, according to new research from the University of Arizona in Tucson. The finding casts doubt on the idea that the worldwide success of ants stems from job specialization within the colony.