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For Ants, a 'Cleaning Station' in the Desert
- marojejian 6mo agoGift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/science/harvester-cone-ants-cleaning.html?unlocked_article_code=1.alA.ik_3.BmIpu6RTznYH&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/science/harvester-cone-an... As the article notes, this seems convergent with the cleaning stations fish host in reefs. A bunch of interesting research has come out of those, displaying behavior that seems to mimic aspects of human economics. e.g.: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/economics-in-nature/cleaner-fish-market/C14224FD80DDF63E070B6210B05AC3D3 https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/economics-in-nature...