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[-] stelelor@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

I was going to make fun of the title (which is basically "Sick ants stink, the others don't like it and make it stop") but IMO this is the important bit:

Then, the team conducted an experiment showing that the sick pupae only produce the smell when worker ants are nearby, proving it is a deliberate signal for destruction.

That does go beyond just smelling bad due to illness.

[-] Ava@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

That's cool, but I do that too. So don't think you're special, ants!

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Yet another thing I have in common with ants

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago
[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Young and old!

[-] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago

This article is so badly written that is basically unscientific shit and Dr. Dawson (assuming the quotes are her exact words) is a joke of a scientist.

There is ZERO proof (obviously) that the pupae know a remote fuck of their condition and what's going to happen to them, let alone caring about "their genes".

Unbelievable...

[-] pisaguchi@eviltoast.org 4 points 1 week ago

Did you read the source? I guess no.

"Our data suggest the evolution of a finely-tuned signalling system in which it is not the induction of an individual’s immune response, but rather its failure to overcome the infection, that triggers pupal signalling for sacrifice. "

And as for sciencealert, their goal is to make science accessible to anyone. I think there is nothing wrong with also engaging it in an entertaining way. They also link the sources, so they are much better than other clickbaiters and you can read through original article to verify their writings.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Science Alert is shit, I'm surprise it's allowed here

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