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The indispensable soma of Cardiocondyla obscurior ants
L. M. J. Nino, A. Suess, J. Heinze…·J. Oettler
This study shows that workers and queens of Cardiocondyla obscurior ants age at the same rate and shape, challenging the idea that worker lifespan is shorter due to their sterile status.