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By Apr 15, 2021
DIY

Fight ant infestations with these expert tips

No thanks, ants. No thants.
By Apr 14, 2021
Animals

In the battle for the crown, Indian jumping ants shrink and regrow their brains

These insects can go through intense but reversible bodily changes.
By Jul 25, 2020
Science

Ants could help us beat future pandemics

What can we learn from social insects in terms of social distancing and community spread?
By Jun 20, 2019
Animals

Male ants are pretty much just flying sperm (and other amazing ant facts)

Think twice before squishing these fascinating creatures.
By Dec 12, 2018
Animals

The Dracula ant snaps its jaw shut 5,000 times faster than you can blink

It’s a snap, quite literally.
By Sep 25, 2018
Animals

How to pick an ant farm for grown-ups

Let’s ants.
By Jul 23, 2018
Science

I glue stilts to ants

How do ants navigate back to their nests? Researchers assumed they relied on an internal pedometer. To test this theory,...
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Animals

Four intense ways insects sacrifice themselves for the good of the colony

When the going gets tough, the tough self-destruct.
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The terrifying way fire ants take advantage of hurricane floods

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Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert

And you can’t even keep your succulent alive