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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…
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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.
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Lessons learned from ants
Scientists believe that the image of ants working seriously is a lesson for people about working together in groups to make the best decision.
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The mystery of the crazy species' to NASA must also be afraid
Aggressive insects, body about 2mm long, covered with fur and reddish-brown, ants
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Ants also know how to rebel against oppressors
A new study finds that slave ants sometimes rebel unexpectedly against the rulers and
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Attach chip for ant
British scientists will attach micro-radio chips to the bodies of wood-eating ants in a relic to track their movements.
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There is a cure for fungi
According to a report on PLoS ONE, Ophiocordyceps fungus after getting into the brain ants will control the host until the body is destroyed. Ants infected with this fun…
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Ants 'diet' for carnivorous plants
Nepenthes bicalcarata live in the nutrient-rich peat forests on Borneo island. It is not a very effective carnivore. Their warm-leaf leaves lack smooth walls and sticky,…
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Ants smarter than people?
Ants are able to solve complex problems, Australian scientists believe. Thanks to information, ants find optimal routes in the maze where people are always lost. People…
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Love 'madness' lover is about to die
According to researcher Walter Tschinkel at Florida State University (USA),
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Africa increases crop yields through termites and ants
In the context of the world still has about 1 billion poor people, finding a way to improve crop productivity is always urgent, especially for sub-Saharan Africa, which…
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Spiders use ants
Scientists discovered that yellow-eyed spiders have added a chemical when silk weaves a net to kill ants who are wandering to the spider web to eat insects entangled in…
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Remember the smell of the enemy
The ant nests, one of the oldest and most effective social structures, can together form an integrated memory of their opponents. Experts at the University of Melbourne…
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'Great Wall' of ants
Scientists have unearthed an underground city of ants with a labyrinth of roads that was likened to China 's Great Wall.
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Creates ants like monsters
The ants 'monsters' with their heads and large jaws have been created by scientists by activating ancient genes.