These ants are saving our forests—by spraying acid everywhere
The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.
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Ants never overtake, have smart traffic sense, could solve urban transport challenges
Ant behavior has inspired various scientific fields because of their ability to solve complex problems. As they move, ants ...
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This Velvet Ant Provides New Insights Into Nature’s Ultrablack Secrets
Despite their name, velvet ants aren’t ants at all. They comprise a diverse group of more than 7,000 solitary wasp species. They live in a variety of habitats, including forests, woodlands ...
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Parasitic crickets have a few moves to outsmart ants
The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus ... but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily ...
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Social Parasitism in Ants
Sometimes, the slaves even participate with the slave-making workers in slave raids against other ant colonies of their own or closely related species. Not all slave-makers are equally adept at ...