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Formicine Ants Produce Hidden Arsenal of Venom Peptides, Study Finds


Entomologists have discovered that carpenter ants -- the largest genus within the stingless ant subfamily Formicinae -- produce dozens of previously unknown venom peptides with antifungal properties.

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