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 E-Mail IMAGE: Two ants of the species Temnothorax nylanderi: The lighter colored ant is infected with larvae of the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis (bottom right) and thus has a different cuticle color as. view more  Credit: photo/©: Susanne Foitzik Ant workers that are infected with a tapeworm live much longer than their uninfected nest-mates. Parasitic infections are usually harmful to their hosts, but there are some exceptions. According to the results of a multi-year scientific study, ants of the species Temnothorax nylanderi show exceptionally high survival rates when infected with a tapeworm. The lifespan of the infected ants is significantly prolonged. According to our observations, such workers have a survival rate similar to that of queens, said Professor Susanne Foitzik of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), leader of the study. Queens of this species can live for up to 20 years, while female workers rarely reach the age of two. Among possible explana

Susanne foitzikJohannes gutenberg university mainzTel aviv universityInstitute of organismicProfessor susanne foitzikCentral europeProfessor susanneMax planck instituteBehavioral ecologyMolecular evolutionEcology environmentதொலைபேசி அவிவ் பல்கலைக்கழகம்மைய யூரோப்ப்ரொஃபெஸர் ஸூஸந்நடத்தை சூழலியல்மூலக்கூறு பரிணாமம்