As climate warms, fire ants head north
Fire ants are on the move, and aided by climate change, they're heading north.
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Bees? Please. These plants are putting ants to work
In a world first, ECU researchers have discovered a plant that has successfully evolved to use ants—as well as native bees—as pollinating agents by overcoming their antimicrobial defenses.
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2020
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How a fungus turns ants into zombies
Researchers have elucidated the molecular mechanism of the fungus that turns ants into living zombies. The fungus specifically affects the ants' neurobiology, odor perception and biological clock. The Utrecht microbiologist ...
Ecology
Jun 8, 2020
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What do ants and light rays have in common when they pass through lenses?
Light and foraging ants seem totally unrelated, but they have one thing in common: They travel along time-reducing paths. According to Fermat's principle about the refraction of a ray of light, the light bends when it meets ...
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2020
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Termite fishing techniques in wild chimpanzees show some elements of cultural diversity
An international team of researchers has found evidence of what appears to be cultural diversity between wild chimpanzee communities. In their paper published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, the group discusses their ...
Ants use collective 'brainpower' to navigate obstacles
Ants use their numbers to overcome navigational challenges that are too large and disorienting to be tackled by any single individual, reports a new study in the open-access journal eLife.
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2020
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Left and right brain hemispheres found to store memories differently in ants
A pair of researchers at the University of Sussex in the U.K. has found that like many other creatures, ants store memories differently in their two brain hemispheres. In their paper published in the journal Proceedings of ...
Ants restore Mediterranean dry grasslands
In nature, certain species are able to regulate the cycling of soil nutrients and vegetation diversity and dynamics.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2020
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Report lifts lid on Australia's international bug superhighway
A new report has identified an international 'bug superhighway' capable of carrying a large variety of environmentally destructive overseas insects into Australia.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2020
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Risk aversion as a survival strategy in ants
Ants are excellent navigators and always find their way back to the nest. But how do they react when an obstacle or a predator blocks their path?
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2020
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