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Mushrooms turn ants into zombies
Experts have identified four new fungal species capable of controlling ants' brains, turning hosts into walking corpses before ending their lives.
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Ant - the oldest insect in the planet alive
Over 100 million years of presence on Earth, ants are not nearly as evolutionary as their ancestors.
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Using weaver ants Oecophylla controls pests and diseases
Danish scientists are studying to take advantage of Oecophylla ants to control fruit pests and diseases in Africa.
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Ants will discover the aging process in humans
Dr. Danny Reinberg, of New York University, was awarded the ants' epigenetics research to help determine the impact of lifestyle and environment on genes.
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Ants know how to produce antibiotics
An ant in the Americas uses a variety of antibiotics to kill harmful fungi and bacteria for their food.
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Ant likes urban life
Thanks to the favorable living conditions, the coconut ant nests in the city contained several million individuals and tens of thousands of gods.
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Ants determine direction by smell
Thanks to the ability to sense many smells at once, a desert ant in Tusinia uses odor information to create an image of the surrounding environment.
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Gold ants
The photo of a tiny ant using a tooth holding an object 100 times its mass in an upside-down position won the first prize in a photo science competition in the UK.
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Is expected to dominate the world?
Argentine ant populations are growing throughout the world at a tremendous rate. Scientists began to mention this phenomenon seriously, whether they flooded the Earth,
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Ants Mycocepurus smithii reproduce completely asexually
The Brazilian and Texas researchers have confirmed that ants plant Mycocepurus smithii.
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The secret of ant's healing ability
According to US scientists, the chemical in an ant species in China can help create anti-inflammatory drugs, relieve pain and cure many other diseases.
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'Death scent' helps ants realize dead bodies
When an ant dies, other members will quickly bury it to prevent the risk of spreading the disease.
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'Western salary of women' in the ant world
US scientists have found a tropical ant species reproduce without mating with males. Their team is full of ants.
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Ants are 'taking over' Europe
An ant species originating from the Black Sea region has invaded more than 100 areas in Europe and is heading north.