Why evolution rewarded ants that sacrificed protection

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Dec 22, 2025, 1:49 pm121 ptsTrending
Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then compensate with collective behaviors like group defense and coordinated foraging. The strategy has been linked to…

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