Die Staats-dienerinnen

Wie Bienen ihre Staaten bilden, beobachtet Dalial Freitak. Foto: Marija Kanizaj

Dalial Freitak erforscht das Zusammenleben von Bienen und Ameisen.

Die Gemeinschaft steht über dem Individuum, und die Frauen haben das Sagen. Das macht das Zusammenleben mancher Insekten so erfolgreich. Warum wir unser Staatswesen doch nicht mit denen von Bienen und Ameisen tauschen sollten, berichtet Zoologin Dalial Freitak in der aktuellen Ausgabe des Magazins UNIZEIT.

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