A Weizmann Institute experiment found that cooperation proved more effective for ants than for humans. Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that they are highly social creatures; it’s ...
Why You Shouldn’t Just Step on Ants A Bulgarian journalist once asked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, “Do you step on ants? Do you notice them while you walk?” She seemed a bit nervous.
As someone interested in ecology and the environment, I commenced an in-depth study of fire ants many years before fire ants appeared in Australia. Once fire ants appeared in Australia, I formed the ...
It’s not just humans who have trouble making amends—Earth’s 20 quadrillion ants aren’t quick to forgive, either. Ants primarily rely on their fine-tuned olfactory sense to differentiate ...