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Episode 164: Ants Pt1

Palaeocast by Dave Marshall

Jul 1, 202544:05Science & Medicine

Ants are a hugely successful family of eusocial insects with over 14,000 modern species described. They are known from every continent except Antarctica and show a wide range of ecologies. Whilst many of us are familiar...

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