Why does an ant, which belongs to the eusocial hymenoptera, exhibit more violent behaviour towards other ants when they are less related?

Why does an ant, which belongs to the eusocial hymenoptera, exhibit more violent behaviour towards other ants when they are less related?




A) According to Hamilton's rule, a smaller r value corresponds to more altruistic behaviour.
B) A distantly-related ant is less likely to possess the same genes as the actor, resulting in low indirect fitness.
C) A distantly-related ant is less likely to possess the same genes as the actor, resulting in low direct fitness.
D) Aggressive behaviour decreases as the percentage of shared alleles decreases.



Anaswer: B