Slave rebellion widespread in ants
Ants that are held as slaves in nests of other ant species damage their oppressors through acts of sabotage.
Sep 26, 2012
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Invasive 'Rasberry Crazy Ant' in Texas now identified species
The Rasberry Crazy Ant is an invasive ant that was first noticed infesting areas around Houston, Texas ten years ago, but its species identity has remained undetermined until now. In a paper published Sep. ...
Sep 19, 2012
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Rare cliffhanging plant species uses unique reproductive strategy
The Borderea chouardii plant, which is critically endangered and is found only on two adjacent cliff sides in the Pyrenees, employs a unique and risky doubly mutualistic reproductive strategy with local ants, according to res ...
Sep 12, 2012
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Ants have an exceptionally 'hi-def' sense of smell
The first complete map of the ants' olfactory system has discovered that the eusocial insects have four to fives more odorant receptors—the special proteins that detect different odors—than other insects.
Sep 10, 2012
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The first ant methylomes uncover the relationship between DNA methylation and caste differentiation
An international team led by New York University School of Medicine and BGI, the largest genomics organization in the world, has completed the first genome-wide and single-nucleotide resolution DNA methylomes of two ant species: ...
Aug 21, 2012
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Predatory beetles eavesdrop on ants' chemical conversations to find best egg-laying sites
(Phys.org) -- Predatory beetles can detect the unique alarm signal released by ants that are under attack by parasitic flies, and the beetles use those overheard conversations to guide their search for safe ...
Aug 03, 2012
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Indonesia seizes 85 endangered pangolins
Do the world's smallest flies decapitate tiny ants?
A new species of phorid fly from Thailand is the smallest fly ever discovered. At just 0.40 millimeters in length, it is 15 times smaller than a house fly and five times smaller than a fruit fly.
Jul 02, 2012
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Ants farm root aphid clones in subterranean rooms
The yellow meadow ant, Lasius flavus, farms root aphids for sugar (honeydew) and nitrogen (protein). In turn these species of aphids have developed distinctive traits never found in free living species such a ...
Jul 02, 2012
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An ant scientist's picnic: The highly diverse ant fauna of the Philippines
Intensive field work by researchers David General of the Palawan State University, The Philippines and Gary Alpert of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University has led to the discovery of nine ...
Jun 19, 2012
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Carnivorous plants rely on the services and wastes of a symbiotic ant for nutrition
In a mutualistic relationship between an ant species and a carnivorous plant, the ants contribute to both prey capture and prey digestion of their host-plant and provide significant amounts of nutrients derived from their ...
May 09, 2012
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Ant identification boosts blue butterflies
Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ancestral genes
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are over 1100 species of Pheidole genus ants, and most individual ants belong to either the worker or soldier caste. In only eight of the Pheidole species, some individuals can belong ...
Jan 06, 2012
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Populations of invasive ants die out naturally, saving millions in control and eradication
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows populations of an invasive species of ants frequently collapse without human involvement, potentially saving millions of dollars on control and eradication.
Dec 01, 2011
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Leaf litter ants advance case for rainforest conservation in Borneo
