Baby ants are totally helpless larvae that are tended by specialist nursing ants. They can't even move.
^^^^ CB: And they aren't babies nearly as long as humans are, right ?
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In fact now that I think of it IIRC juvenile ants develop into whatever caste they develop into based on the current needs of the colony. Not only is their behavior socially determined, their very biology is!
^^^^^ CB: Needs ? Biological needs, right ?
(Yoo-hoo, Jerry Monaco...)
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> Charles Brown charlesb at cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us
Ants are social for non-human animals, but not more social than humans. An ant can function almost from birth. A human cannot function on its own at birth. It need social care more than a baby ant.
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