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Research fire ant behavior to develop rescue robots, waterproofing materials
Fire ants' skillful movement and rafting can help professionals create effective rescue robots and waterproofing materials.
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Biology
Red ants predict earthquakes
The scientist from Duisburg-Essen University (Germany) and his colleagues monitored continuous ant colonies in Germany with a video camera, using special software to lis…
Biology
Fire ants' super prize math like people
Effective problems are considered by fire ants as they always choose the fastest route, instead of the shortest, to move on every surface.
Biology
The unique gift of fireflies
In addition to glowing to seduce mates, male fireflies also offer a unique
Biology
Teamwork helps fire ants to die in floods
Fire ants use their own bodies to connect with other ants to form lifesavers, capable of floating on the water to help them survive when the water rises.
Biology
Fireflies are on the decline
Preecha Jiabyu used to have time to take tourists on a boat along the banks of the Mae Klong River, glowing with thousands of fireflies.
Biology
Worms 'fireflies' are created in the laboratory
Recently in BMC Physiology, researchers have described a new luminescent modified worm that allows for the determination of the metabolism of an entire living organism.
Animal world
Birds know how to use fire to fly bait to hunt
Although researchers and indigenous people know well that birds of prey ignite, whether or not they do it on purpose is still a skeptical topic.
Animal world
The dog replaces the sheep guard in the wildfire
When Lynn Landry had to be evacuated by a large wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, two shepherds of the Maremma breed changed the owner of the sheep's guard, the BBC…
Animal world
13 species of miraculous ancient mammals
In fact, during the development of animals on Earth, there are many more exotic ancient animals than dinosaurs.
Animal world
Fireflies glow to do?
According to Professor Sara Lewis of the University of Tufts, Boston (USA), the glowing fireflies flickering during the summer night may be just a kind of fanfare about…
Animal world
Strange purposes when training animals
Humans tame and train animals in many strange purposes that you cannot imagine.
Animal world
A close-up of the fantasy of self-glowing creatures
Optical glow is one of the great abilities of all species in nature.
Animal world
The dog saves the owner from the fire
Barbie, the name of a dog like Jack Rusell (UK), will be awarded a brave medal by the Royal Animal Crime Prevention Association (RSPCA) for rescuing its owner, Telegraph…
Animal world
Birds fall a series of New Year's Eve
Three weeks after thousands of birds fell in the state of Utah in the United States, the same event happened in the city of Arkansas on the last night of 2011.