Biology
To be bitten more than 1,000 times, the scientist completed the 'Insect Pain Pain Scale'
To complete the 'Insect Pain Scale,' a scientist used his own body as a test subject and suffered more than 1,000 bites from 150 different insects.
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Animal world
The useless ideas are the preeminent weapons of animals!
It is hard to suspect that the features that seem to be 'leftovers' of animals such as the chicken crest, the tiger's fur color or the platypus's nose are the evolutiona…
Biology
The ant species has a function
Dracula ants can close jaws at 320km / h, 5,000 times faster than a blink of an eye.
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Secret of chili sauce made from giant 'ant' in Venezuela
Special ingredients make up Kumache chutney famous for the unique flavor of Kumarakapay village, Venezuela is a huge ant.
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The hidden details in the Avengers series
While waiting for the superhero Avengers: Age of Ultron, movie fans can
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Some similarities between ants and people we don't know yet
Ant, the scientific name is Formicidae, is an insect family of the Membrane wing. The species in this family are highly social, capable of living into large corporations…
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Unique technologies from nature
We often think that human beings are the smartest creatures. Maybe we are wrong because the reality is not so.
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Temporary changes help stabilize long-term relationships
According to a study by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, ants rearing mushrooms have been cultivating mushrooms for nearly 50 million years.
Oceanography
The unique
Biologists say that the main food of the swordfish is ant, beetle, tailed bug (springtail) and flies, if these insects accidentally fall into the water. However, the mai…
Archeology
'Vampire' ants 98 million years die hard in the amber block
The researchers found a block of amber in Myanmar, inside the body of a new blood-sucking ant that dates back 98 million years, Smithsonianhalang reported September 13.
Archeology
Discovering fossil ants 52 million years ago in India
Among the newly discovered fossils in western India there is a fossil ant located in amber 52 million years ago.
Space science
Detecting mysterious laser signals in the universe
Learners at the European Space Agency (ESA) said the Herschel space telescope found two mysterious laser streams originating from a rare binary star system called the An…
Space science
The United States launched an army of life-seeking ants out of the globe
NASA scientists are working on an ant-shaped robot that can detect extraterrestrial life and perform rescue missions.
Space science
800 ants will be brought into space
About 800 ants will be taken to the International Space Station (ISS) in a new research mission.
Biology
Heterosexual species like ants
Scientists have discovered an ant species in Florida (USA) has a special behavior in