Ants Have an Exceptionally 'Hi-Def' Sense of Smell

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 18:00 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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