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Ant body size predicts lifespan but not aging or heat death

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A new study published on arXiv investigates the mortality risks of ant workers, examining lifespan duration, senescence trajectory, and thermal vulnerability across 18 Australian ant species. The research found that body size significantly predicts lifespan duration, with larger ants living longer. However, body size did not correlate with how ants age or their sensitivity to heat. Instead, circadian niche and lineage identity were found to be more relevant to thermal sensitivity and senescence, suggesting that size-based vulnerability indices may not fully capture mortality risk in these insects. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Alana Moscardi, Rafael da Silva, Gleycon Silva ·

    Body size predicts how long ant workers live - but not how they age or how they die from heat

    arXiv:2608.14245v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In social insects, mortality risk comprises distinct components that may not share the same predictors: lifespan duration, senescence trajectory, and thermal vulnerability. We tested these three axes in 18 Australian ant species u…

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