News tagged with nest entrance
Desert ants smell their way home
Humans lost in the desert are well known for going around in circles, prompting scientists to ask how desert creatures find their way around without landmarks for guidance. Now research published in BioMed ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Ants can learn vibrational and magnetic landmarks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Foraging desert ants always find their way back to the nest, even when it is only marked by a magnetic cue, vibration, or carbon dioxide.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Scientists discover first-ever bee 'soldier'
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Sussex scientists working with researchers in Brazil have identified the first example of a 'soldier' bee.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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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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Death from above: Parasite wasps attacking ants from the air filmed for the first time
Flight attacks of small parasitoid wasps (no larger than 2.0 mm in size) on ant workers have been filmed by José María Gómez Durán from Madrid. The four species of wasps show amazing adaptations ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Two ground-nesting birds eavesdrop on chipmunk chatter to find safe neighborhoods
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ground-nesting birds face an uphill struggle to successfully rear their young, with many eggs and chicks falling prey to predators.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Native ants use chemical weapon to turn back invading Argentine ants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Argentine ants are taking over the world – or at least the nice temperate parts. They've spread into Mediterranean and subtropical climates across the globe in sugar shipments from Argentina, ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Swarm-like behavior of red mason solitary bees
Have you seen what looks like a bee swarm in your garden recently? Well, if you think you have, it is more likely to be a gathering of harmless red mason bees than a swarm of aggressive bees.
May 05, 2011 |
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Male wasps help to defend the nest
Male wasps are not exactly famous for their contributions to domestic life. Most do precious little, leaving the nest's maintenance chores to the females. Now a group of researchers has shown that when push ...
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Fungus sweeps across the country, killing bats
More than 100 hibernating bats hang from the vaulted ceiling of a chilly gallery in central New Mexico's Fort Stanton Cave, seemingly unaware of the lights from helmet lanterns sweeping over their gargoyle-like faces.
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Honeybee democracies offer insights, says new book
(PhysOrg.com) -- When honeybees seek a new home, they choose the best site through a democratic process that humans might do well to emulate, says a Cornell biologist in his new book, "Honeybee Democracy" ...
Sep 22, 2010 |
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