Tiny pharaoh ants invade buildings and hospitals, moving along walls and pipes, defying all conventional control methods.
Among the tens of thousands of ant species, incredible ‘intelligent’ behaviors like crop culture, animal husbandry, surgery, ‘piracy’, social distancing, and complex architecture have evolved. Yet at ...
The founder of outdoor ministry Kids Outdoor Zone said about three years ago he noticed tiny ants all over his property. “There’s a reason they call them crazy ants, because they drive you crazy,” ...
IF PARASITES threaten an ant colony’s food supply the colony throws more ant power into fending off the attack. “It’s a kind of immune response,” says Adam Hart at Sheffield University, who discovered ...
Pavement ants are one of the most common ants infesting homes. These ants were introduced to the United States via soil on ships from Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. Pavement ants are now found ...
If you have ever watched ants move, you might have noticed that they almost always walk in a neat line, one behind the other. While it may look like discipline or training, scientists say this pattern ...
We often wander to fancy restaurants and exotic dishes when we think of "gourmet" meals. But out in the wild, some of the most nutritious and surprisingly tasty foods come in small, unassuming ...
A few weeks ago, I took my now fully vaccinated puppy (spoiler alert: this summer I adopted an 8-week-old puppy, but that’s a long-winded story for another day) on her first hike. We packed into the ...