A tapeworm infects worker ants and makes them live several times longer by turning their bodies more like those of queens
- While a normal worker ant usually leads a short, busy life of just one to two years, workers carrying a parasitic tapeworm called Anomotaenia brevis can live several times longer.
- Instead of dying young, their chances of staying alive st
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- While a normal worker ant usually leads a short, busy life of just one to two years, workers carrying a parasitic tapeworm called Anomotaenia brevis can live several times longer.
- Instead of dying young, their chances of staying alive st
Sources: Times of India