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I'm Jack. I like to write about science in general and particularly molecular biology and neuroscience, the cellular basis of learning and memory, russian and southern lit, racial issues, and the state of the union in Portland, Oregon. Harass me for my worldviews: moralwintertiger@gmail.com

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Ants painted for identification by Anna Dornhaus, who studies insect social behavior.  From an article and photoset on NYtimes.com. Dornhaus found that approximately 50% of ants observed aren’t really doing anything; further, “small colonies may sometimes rely on a single hyperactive overachiever.” A toast: to the hyperactive overachiever of your colony.

Ants painted for identification by Anna Dornhaus, who studies insect social behavior.  From an article and photoset on NYtimes.com.

Dornhaus found that approximately 50% of ants observed aren’t really doing anything; further, “small colonies may sometimes rely on a single hyperactive overachiever.”

A toast: to the hyperactive overachiever of your colony.

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