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Queen ants dozily dream, while worker ants are forced to get by taking power naps, the first study of the sleeping habits of ants has revealed.
Queen fire ants fall into relatively long, deep sleeps and kip for an average of nine hours every day.
By contrast, workers sleep just half as much and get to rest by taking hundreds of short power naps.
This division of rest may help explain why queens live for years, while worker ants typically only live for months.
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A fire ant worker: awake and alert.
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