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Wingless ants glide to safety steering with their hind legs (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The tree-dwelling tropical ants Cephalotes atratus build their nests in tall trees, but launch themselves into the air when threatened by predators. Scientists studying these wingless ants h ...

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report




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Parasite morphs ant into ripe red berry

A newly discovered parasite so dramatically transforms its host, an ant, that the ant comes to resemble a juicy red berry, ripe for picking, according to a report accepted for publication in The American Na ...

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created Jan 16, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (54) | comments 2


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