Ants, facts and information

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...
Forbes

Meet The Ants That Practice Medicine. Hint: They Discovered Their Own Form Of Antibiotics

Research shows that some ant species have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical behavior outside humans. Medicine has been considered a uniquely human ...
The New York Times

For Ants, a ‘Cleaning Station’ in the Desert

A unique “choreography” between two ant species suggests a distinctive partnership in which one provides a carwash service to the other. By Alexa Robles-Gil One June morning 20 years ago, Mark Moffett ...
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Scientists fill abandoned ant hill with cement and uncover massive underground structure

A scientific experiment meant to study insect behaviour produced an astonishing result in Brazil. When researchers filled an abandoned ant hill with cement, the hardened cast revealed the hidden ...