This Velvet Ant Provides New Insights Into Nature’s Ultrablack Secrets
New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...
Homes & Gardens on MSN1d
Does vinegar kill ants? Pest control pros reveal relying on this pantry staple is a big mistake
If you like to avoid chemical pesticides or want a quick fix to prevent a full-blown ant invasion, you might look to vinegar ...
FD Flam: What longhorn crazy ants can teach us about groupthink
In videos that recently went viral, the ants — called longhorn crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis) — danced through the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN7d
Ants never overtake, have smart traffic sense, could solve urban transport challenges
Ant behavior has inspired various scientific fields because of their ability to solve complex problems. As they move, ants ...
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Ants, facts and information
However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants, with their large mandibles and painful stings, may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. Ant colonies are so tightly ...
El País in English15d
Ants’ collective intelligence exceeds that of humans
There are only two animals capable of transporting an object so large that it can only be moved by cooperating: humans and ...