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Ants attack their nest-mates because pollution changes their smell

Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, other members of their ...

Air pollution causes social instability in ant colonies, triggering attacks on returning nest mates

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...