Eat or be eaten

Foraging is a particularly dangerous pastime, and the benefits of a good feed must be weighed against the threat of predation. Researchers studying Argentine ants found that as the value of the potential food source increased, individuals were more likely to take risks, taking longer to leave a foraging area and resuming feeding faster.

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