Ants Throwing Male Ants in the Pool

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Channel: pascalnet · 2018 · Pets & Animals

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After a nuptial flight, Lasius worker ants are throwing away the males in the pool water to get rid of them as they are not needed anymore and would only be a burden of resources for the whole colony. This also limits fungal and bacterial infections in the colony.

August 13th, 2018
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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