Polyrhachis femorata collectively playing dead, a first for scientists S. 'Topa' PetitScientists in Australia have made a groundbreaking discovery involving a defense mechanism seen in the animal kingdom: Playing Dead. However, this particular instance is unlike anything previously documented. Entire ant colonies were observed engaging in a collective behavior of feigning death, marking a remarkable...
Schema of the experimental device (arenas). (a) Set-up used during the conditioning phase. The time to find the reward was noted. (b) Slightly modified set-up used during the memory tests. The time spent by the ant in the vicinity of the odors (areas, in dashed lines) was recorded during 2 min. Each area measured...
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