ANT-I SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Climate Heat Crisis Makes Ants More Aggressive, Says Study

Image shows ant species Tetramorium alpestre that live in high alpine areas, undated photo. Researchers from the University of Innsbruck, in Tyrol, Austria, found out that climate crisis makes the ants more aggressive. Note: Licensed content. (Petra Thurner, Forschungsgruppe Molekulare Oekologie/Newsflash) Image shows ant species Tetramorium alpestre that live in high alpine areas, undated photo. Researchers from the University of Innsbruck, in Tyrol, Austria, found out that climate crisis makes the ants more aggressive. Note: Licensed content. (Petra Thurner, Forschungsgruppe Molekulare Oekologie/Newsflash)
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27 January 2023
Austrian boffins claimed in a recent study that ongoing climate change make ants act more aggressively. The study - published by a research team from the University of Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria - revealed that growing temperatures and higher concentrations of nitrogen in the soil lead to...