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Tapeworms are the elixir of life: for ants

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The most recent of a series of studies has confirmed that larvae of a woodpecker tapeworm induce alterations in the life history traits of their ant host, including a remarkably prolonged lifespan and the ability to procure more social care from unparasitized nest-mates than does the colony queen.

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