14 Ant Life - A parasite gives its hosts the appearance of youth, and an unmatched social power in the colony. posted 2 years ago by Peekay8 2 years ago by Peekay8 +14 / -0 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/ant-tapeworm/618919/ 6 comments share 6 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Man, that article reads like comms...and it's coming from the Leftist rag, The Atlantic.
That is an amazing discovery.
Thanks for the article link.
While the parasitic ants enjoy the benefits, they suck the life out of their community.
Political parasites?
Pretty much! It's an allegory for our society, if you read the article. I was thinking of newscasters and movie stars, but politicians fit right in.
I thought that also, but politicians are actors sound didn't want to be redundant.
Pretty fascinating. I had never heard of such a thing before today.