In ants, food is brought back to the nest by only 10% of its members: the harvesters. The food is then regurgitated and shared among all the members of the colony. How do the harvesters deal with food imbalances in the colony?
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Ant foragers compensate for the nutritional deficiencies in the colony
Csata E, Gautrais J, Bach A, Blanchet J, Ferrante J, Fournier F, Lesvesque T, Simpson SJ & Dussutour A
Current Biology 12 décembre 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.019
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