Bourke Andrew F G
School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
Curr Biol. 2008 Dec 9;18(23):R1100-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.10.016.
Each evening, a few workers of a Brazilian ant doom themselves to die overnight by remaining outside the nest to seal its entrance. This striking behaviour is a novel form of worker self-sacrifice.
每天傍晚，巴西一种蚂蚁的一些工蚁会留在蚁巢外封堵入口，从而注定在夜间死亡。这种引人注目的行为是工蚁自我牺牲的一种新形式。
