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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

"Ants detect variations in humidity inside the nest and react by activating several types of behavior"https://t.co/o1uUbxVZM8

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

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"individual ants must perceive destabilising factors and produce a proper behavioral response" https://t.co/VW0VPdny1q

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

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"The molecular mechanisms that govern extreme dehydration tolerance in insects remain largely undefined." https://t.co/R86KQCGo1b

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

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@ultimape "proteasome and autophagy, with concurrent down-regulation of genes involved in general metabolism and ATP production"

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

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"there are also behavioural/morphological mechanisms that allow workers to withstand high ground temperatures" https://t.co/snRH4KC3yI

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

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Boom, Humans and ants may use similar heat tolerance mechanisms? (With HSP70):https://t.co/k2NNpJYU9E https://t.co/BbsJWzvXN7

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

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"All fell short of the accomplishments of the desert scavenging ants." Cataglyphis bombycina https://t.co/7sU8xDseHa

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