Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics
- Posted on January 7, 2026
- By NPR
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Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics
Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony.
