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Unexpected Discovery: Freshwater Flatworm Forms Complex Societies With Soldier Castes


This species of freshwater flatworm has the potential to serve as a model for studying the evolution of social organization. New findings from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal that a small freshwater parasite, known for causing health issues in humans, protects its colonies

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