When it rains, it pours—and to escape the deluge, some ants build floating rafts. Though scientists already knew about this strategy, little was known about the insects’ decisions behind their raft-building process. Now a study published February 19 in PLOS ...
By Ker Than Tropical leafcutter ants don’t need to stop and ask for directions—they have internal magnetic compasses that help them navigate. Now, scientists have figured out just how the insects get their “sixth sense,” which is also ...
By Ker Than Tropical leafcutter ants don’t need to stop and ask for directions—they have internal magnetic compasses that help them navigate. Now, scientists have figured out just how the insects get their “sixth sense,” which is also ...
What might be the best-titled research paper of the year comes to us courtesy of researchers at the University of Copenhagen, an investigation entitled “Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies.” Have you got your popcorn ready? It’s a ...
What might be the best-titled research paper of the year comes to us courtesy of researchers at the University of Copenhagen, an investigation entitled “Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies.” Have you got your popcorn ready? It’s a ...
The devil’s in the details when it comes to fearsome-looking ant species found recently in Central America and the Caribbean. When viewed under a microscope, some of these 33 new tiny terrors have distinctly fierce jaws and sharp teeth not ...