Lazy ants make themselves useful in unexpected ways

Lazy ants make themselves useful in unexpected ways 09/14/2017 12:31 PM EDT Sizable populations of inactive workers in ant colonies have puzzled scientists for a long time. However, new research by the University of Arizona biologists shows that these ants are far from useless. Full story at https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/lazy-ants-make-themselves-useful-unexpected-ways Source University of Arizona This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111