Ant ParasiteTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1671, Segment 2
Aug 24, 2021 • 12m
There’s a certain type of German ant that has discovered the fountain of youth: parasites. Infected ants live three times longer than normal ones and stay youthful the whole time. Susanne Fotzik, an evolutionary biologist at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, studies this fascinating relationship. (Originally aired June 10th, 2021)
