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Some Ants Sacrifice Stronger Exoskeletons for Larger Colonies, Which May Help Them Take Over New Environments

Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

Evolving workers with less armor allowed larger, safer ant colonies

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...