Friday, April 13, 2012

The soldiers that double up as doctors

A disperser thrip (left), a soldier (centre), the invading Koptothrips species (right) (Image: Holly Caravan) 


The soldier caste of Kladothrips intermedius fights two wars simultaneously: one against invading insects from a competing species, and one against the fungal diseases that threaten to conquer their entire colony.

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