Posted on 07/03/03
Ant acid
Researchers at Finland's University of Helsinki have revealed in the journal Nature that ant colonies, far from being models of selfless co-operation, are nests of nepotism.
The ant has a fine reputation.
It's said to share all that it owns.
It works with its fellows to forage,
And mucks in to lift twigs and stones.
But now we are told it's a smokescreen.
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