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RE: Ants: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Pseudomyrmex
I wonder why they gave it this name; it basically means 'fake ant'.
They work together so completely that some entomologists have characterized their colonies as a superorganisms.
I was gonna say that, the reason ants are so eusocial and cooperative is because many share more than 50% of their genes, which means inputting that into a game theory scenario will give you radically different results from most species we know: less antagonistic and more cooperative.
Ants are overall one of the most fascinating creatures on earth. Which is why I'm gonna binge on the linked videos now...
Thank you for that --- sent me looking for a 'fake ant' explanation. It seems they are very wasp-like. As a matter of fact, all descriptions of them include that phrase. Read this bit...fascinating that one variety of Pseudomyrmex differs from some ant species in that the ants don't leave pheromone trails when they establish a new nest but "adult workers carry other aged workers, queens, and males to the new nest site".
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