Aging worker termites explode themselves in suicide missions
(Phys.org) -- A new study of termites has revealed that older workers are equipped with suicide packs of chemicals on their backs to fight off intruders.
News tagged with intruder
Spies breach Pentagon fighter-jet project: report
Computer spies have hacked into the Pentagon's most costly weapons program, a US newspaper reported Tuesday, raising the prospect of adversaries gaining access to top-secret security data.
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Apr 21, 2009
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Scientists discover that clownfish count stripes to distinguish friend from foe
Anemonefish (also known as clownfish) are feisty little creatures, enthusiastically defending their anemone homes from intruders. And while it is sometimes fine to share with anemonefish of other species, it is never cool ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 1, 2024
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Traffic noise makes rural robins more aggressive, says study
Researchers have found that human-made noise pollution causes robins living in rural areas to become more physically aggressive.
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2022
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Study reveals first recording of cuttlefish fighting over a mate in the wild
On a research dive in 2011 off the Aegean Sea coast of the fishing village Çe?mealt?, Turkey, a lucky pair of graduate students bore accidental witness to a phenomenon scientists have otherwise only ever seen in the lab: ...
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2017
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Fishy parents distinguish friend from foe
With intruders lurking everywhere, the volcanic crater lakes of Nicaragua can be a dangerous place to raise a family, especially if you're a fish.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2015
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Study says beavers use scent to detect when trespassers could be a threat
For territorial animals, such as beavers, "owning" a territory ensures access to food, mates and nest sites. Defending that territory can involve fights which cause injury or death. How does an animal decide whether to take ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2013
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Researcher says Samsung will release patch for lockscreen hole
(Phys.org) —A security researcher, describing some of his about-me features as "mobile enthusiast" and "Linux fiddler," this week discovered a security hole on an Android Samsung phone. In a March 20 posting on his blog, ...
Oil palm plantations leave ants isolated
Cutting down rainforest to create oil-palm plantations causes canopy-dwelling ant populations to break up into mutually-exclusive territories with very little overlap, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2013
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Song sparrows escalate territorial threats (w/ Video)
Territorial song sparrows use increasingly threatening signals to ward off trespassing rivals. First an early warning that matches the intruder's song, then wing waving – a bird's version of "flipping the bird" – as the ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2013
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