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How Ants Choose Jobs: The Division of Labour

How Ants Choose Jobs: The Division of Labour

Zachary Liu

Explore how ants select specialized jobs within the colony, from foraging to defense, through unique adaptations and communication for colony-wide success.

How Ants Choose Jobs: The Division of Labour

Zachary Liu

Explore how ants select specialized jobs within the colony, from foraging to defense, through unique adaptations and communication for colony-wide...

Ant Cowboys: Ants Injure Aphids for Easy Farming

Ant Cowboys: Ants Injure Aphids for Easy Farming

Zachary Liu

Ants “farm” aphids for honeydew, protecting them and sometimes limiting their movement. This symbiosis benefits both, but at a cost to aphid freedom and growth.

Ant Cowboys: Ants Injure Aphids for Easy Farming

Zachary Liu

Ants “farm” aphids for honeydew, protecting them and sometimes limiting their movement. This symbiosis benefits both, but at a cost...

12 Best Books to Learn About Ants - Canada Ant Colony

12 Best Books to Learn About Ants

Zachary Liu

Explore a curated reading list about the fascinating world of ants, featuring books that cover ant behavior, farming, architecture, and social structures. Perfect for beginners and experts, this collection offers...

12 Best Books to Learn About Ants

Zachary Liu

Explore a curated reading list about the fascinating world of ants, featuring books that cover ant behavior, farming, architecture, and...

Field Ants May Be Collecting Skulls to Protect Their Kids from Slavery - Canada Ant Colony

Field Ants May Be Collecting Skulls to Protect ...

Zachary Liu

In the wilds of Florida, the Skull-Collecting Field Ant (Formica archboldi) wages war using chemical mimicry and trapjaw ant skulls to protect their colonies from slave-raiding ants. Discover how these...

Field Ants May Be Collecting Skulls to Protect ...

Zachary Liu

In the wilds of Florida, the Skull-Collecting Field Ant (Formica archboldi) wages war using chemical mimicry and trapjaw ant skulls...

Spiny Leafcutter Ants Developed Metal Armor to Fight Giant Leafcutter's Metal Jaws - Canada Ant Colony

Spiny Leafcutter Ants Developed Metal Armor to ...

Zachary Liu

In the forests of Central and South America, Giant and Spiny Leafcutter ants are locked in an evolutionary arms race. Giants have razor-sharp zinc-coated mandibles, while Spinies have developed unique...

Spiny Leafcutter Ants Developed Metal Armor to ...

Zachary Liu

In the forests of Central and South America, Giant and Spiny Leafcutter ants are locked in an evolutionary arms race....

Revolution in the Acorns: The Surprising Slave Rebellion of Ants - Canada Ant Colony

Revolution in the Acorns: The Surprising Slave ...

Zachary Liu

Enslaved Acorn ants are fighting back against their slavemaker captors by sabotaging their colonies. Acorn Ants, forced to care for the Slavemaker ant brood, now recognize and kill their captors’...

Revolution in the Acorns: The Surprising Slave ...

Zachary Liu

Enslaved Acorn ants are fighting back against their slavemaker captors by sabotaging their colonies. Acorn Ants, forced to care for...

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