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Jan 5 • 14:43 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • elDiario.es

The biology of ants includes a quarantine method that eliminates sick individuals to save the colony

Ants employ a quarantine method to remove sick individuals from their colonies in order to protect the health of their community.

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