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Researchers create nanotubes as small as 1/2,000,000 ants
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Biology
Scientists discover the first species of mouse that can grow crops
You may not know, many animals also know how to farm. This is proof that animals are evolving day by day.
Biology
Ants help scientists discover thousands of fossils
A team of paleontologists recently discovered 10 previously unknown species of ancient mammals with the help of reaping ants.
Biology
The creepy thing in the extremely strange and rare plants of Vietnam
At first glance this plant looks like a deformed tumor clinging to the host plant. The outside appearance is weird, but the inside of them is really creepy...
Biology
If you drop an ant from the 63rd floor, will it die?
The answer depends on the final velocity of the free fall.
Biology
Ants know how to use tools to 'pave the way' through difficult terrain
Despite having only about 250,000 neurons compared to our 86 billion, ants can still do impressive things when they work together.
Scientific application
How the Ancient Chinese Control Pests
Everyone knows that pesticides are very toxic, but we all need to eat them and not everyone can afford them... Pest control...
Biology
Alien mad ants threaten native animals in Texas
An alien species of ant with the ability to secrete toxic formic acid is invading Texas, threatening native animals.
Biology
Marvel at the small animal that can run 47 steps per second
To see the 'terrible' of this number, you can imagine a domestic cat reaching a running speed of up to 193 km / h according to the corresponding size ratio.
Cancer
Ants can smell the 'smell' of cancer in humans
French scientists have found that ants have the ability to sniff out cancer cells in the human body and could be used to diagnose cancer in the future.
Animal world
Top 6 animals that know how to use tools that no one expected
You may have heard of chimpanzees and crows using assistive devices, but what about alligators?
Biology
Don't play with fire ants, especially in Africa, they can 'turn' your body into Sashimi!
Imagine, your body is attacked by a swarm of African fire ants, what will your body be like?
Archeology
100-million-year-old amber discovered containing 'insects pretending to be ants'
Chinese scientists have discovered a prehistoric insect from Cretaceous amber that shows the earliest ant-mimicking behavior.
Animal world
New discovery: Ants 'vomit' into each other's mouths to form social relations
New research shows that the act of vomiting into each other's mouth is not only to pass food to each other, but also to form social relationships.
Biology
Parasitic tapeworm helps worker ants live like a 'queen' before dying in pain
Parasites often cause trouble for the host, but the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis infesting ants keeps the host young and healthy.