Ants dispose of their own dead through hygienic behaviors like necrophoresis

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Social insects widely exhibit hygienic behaviors like necrophoresis to remove dead or infected nestmates and prevent disease spread.

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The claim is a specific, verifiable biological statement about insect behavior. Several retrieved papers discuss social immunity and hygienic behaviors such as corpse removal and brood hygiene in social insects, including ants.

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Chemical cues in disease recognition and their immunomodulatory role in insect immunity.

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Barbara Milutinović, T. Schmitt. Chemical cues in disease recognition and their immunomodulatory role in insect immunity.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100884

Reviews how insects modify behavior upon sensing contagion, including responses to dead conspecifics.

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Microbial Pressure and Social Immunity: Bumble Bees Increase Brood Hygiene After Exposure to a Bacillus thuringiensis ‐Based Biopesticide

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Michelle Scheffler, Karoline Wueppenhorst, Doreen Babin, A. Alkassab, Silvio Erler. Microbial Pressure and Social Immunity: Bumble Bees Increase Brood Hygiene After Exposure to a Bacillus thuringiensis ‐Based Biopesticide. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73844

Discusses how social insects such as bees exhibit hygienic behavior through the removal of dead or affected brood.

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Social immunity in a supercolonial invasive ant: Nest structure confers immune function

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E. LeBrun, A. S. Fernández, Lowell A Sekula, Cameron R Macones, Lawrence E. Gilbert. Social immunity in a supercolonial invasive ant: Nest structure confers immune function. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70171

Demonstrates that social insects, including ants, perform immune defense behaviors such as corpse removal.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8201 Aug 2026

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