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Biology

Social Immunity: Grooming and Antimicrobial Defenses in Ant Colonies

Quick fact

Ants use their own antimicrobial secretions, produced by metapleural glands, to disinfect themselves and their nestmates, and they even groom each other to remove fungal spores, a behavior that can cut colony infection rates by over 80%.

Why this is interesting

Ant colonies are crowded, warm, and humid—perfect for spreading disease. So how do millions of ants stay healthy?