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Social isolation behaviour in ants is similar to that of humans and other social mammals: Study
COVID-19 pandemic has not only isolated humans from their loved ones but also the ants. Yes! A recent study by an Israeli-German research team has revealed that ants react to social isolation similar to humans and other social mammals. The findings of the recent study by researchers at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz has revealed alterations to the social and hygienic behaviour of ants that had been isolated from their group.Â
Isn t this strange? The research team was particularly surprised by the fact that immune and stress genes were downregulated in the brains of the isolated ants.
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Like Humans, Ants Get Stressed Out When They Are Isolated
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They noticed notable changes in the isolated ants behavior
The ants developed reactions that are similar to socially isolated mammals
Effects of social isolation have been well-studied in mammals but not in insects
It s not just mammals that get affected by social isolation. In a new study, researchers found that even ants get stressed out and have weaker immune response when they get isolated.
Just like some mammals, ants are social creatures that spend most of their time with their colonies. So what might happen if you isolate a social insect? Will they develop adverse responses just like social mammals do? That s what the researchers of a new
Ant resembles to human while responding to social isolation aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.