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Benjamin Blanchard January 18, 2017 Reports

Laziness May be Ok, Maybe

I didn’t manage to write a post for today, but a recent study suggests that laziness may not be a bad thing – at least in ants.

I guess I managed to write a post for today.

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Pogonomyrmex barbatus workers show us it’s ok to be lazy. Photo: Alex Wild

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    Derek Langston on January 23, 2017 at 6:55 am
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    Moocher class alive and well, even in the ant population. Sad.

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      Benjamin Blanchard on January 23, 2017 at 7:01 am
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      Red card!

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    The Daily Ant One-Year Antiversary: In Review – The Daily Ant on December 13, 2017 at 5:51 pm
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    […] ants, other trap-jaw ants, ant queen heads, bullet ants, ant-controlling fungus, canopy ants, lazy ants, ant navigation, ant societies, ant parasitoids, ant standards, ant butts (twice!), ant […]

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