Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, Quartier Sorge, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Curr Biol. 2010 Feb 9;20(3):R104-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.037.
Social insects not only live altruistically, they die so: a new study reveals that moribund ants abandon their nests to die in seclusion, which reduces the risk of transmitting diseases to relatives.
社会性昆虫不仅利他地生活，而且甘愿死亡：一项新的研究表明，垂死的蚂蚁会离开巢穴，独自死去，从而降低将疾病传播给亲属的风险。
