Sentences with phrase «other ants tested»

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For Matabele ants, however, nest cameras plus survival tests show insects treating other adults and improving their chances of survival, he and colleagues report February 14 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. For treatment boosting others» survival, Frank says, the closest documented example is humans.

Miller said the researchers also plan to assemble a functional trait database for the ant communities to test whether the Harvey floodwaters favored some types of ant species — such as those with larger bodies or more - protected nests — over others.