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10 Ant Facts That Sound Fake but Are True
Ants that outweigh all wild birds, perform surgery, clone another species, survive in nuclear bunkers and wear sunscreen hair. Ten real ant facts that sound made up.
10 Ant Facts That Sound Fake but Are True
Ants that outweigh all wild birds, perform surgery, clone another species, survive in nuclear bunkers and wear sunscreen hair. Ten...
7 Animals That Raise Their Own Armies
Ants aren't the only animals with soldiers. Termites, aphids, bees, shrimp, thrips and even parasitic worms raise members whose only job is to fight.
7 Animals That Raise Their Own Armies
Ants aren't the only animals with soldiers. Termites, aphids, bees, shrimp, thrips and even parasitic worms raise members whose only...
10 Things Ants Did Millions of Years Before Humans
Farming, ranching, antibiotics, vaccines, surgery, landfills and global empires: ants figured them all out long before we did.
10 Things Ants Did Millions of Years Before Humans
Farming, ranching, antibiotics, vaccines, surgery, landfills and global empires: ants figured them all out long before we did.
Leafcutter Ants Have a Greenhouse Gas Problem
Leafcutter ant nests vent carbon dioxide, can leak methane, and their trash dumps release nitrous oxide. The world's oldest farmers have the same emissions problem as ours.
Leafcutter Ants Have a Greenhouse Gas Problem
Leafcutter ant nests vent carbon dioxide, can leak methane, and their trash dumps release nitrous oxide. The world's oldest farmers...
Soldier Aphids: The Tiny Insects That Die to De...
Some aphids raise soldiers that stab predators, clean their homes, glue enemies in place, and plug holes in their walls with their own bodies.
Soldier Aphids: The Tiny Insects That Die to De...
Some aphids raise soldiers that stab predators, clean their homes, glue enemies in place, and plug holes in their walls...
The Ant Queen That Gives Birth to Two Species
Iberian harvester ant queens need another species' sperm to make workers. On islands far from that species, they solved the problem by cloning its males themselves.
The Ant Queen That Gives Birth to Two Species
Iberian harvester ant queens need another species' sperm to make workers. On islands far from that species, they solved the...
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