This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matricide #Science #Biology #Ecology #Parasites #AntBehavior #Matricide
This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matricide
Newly mated parasitic queen ants invade colonies and spray their victims with a chemical irritant that provokes the workers to kill their mother.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matricide #Science #Biology #Ecology #Parasites #AntBehavior #Matricide
Some ants appear to alter their nests to prevent epidemics #Science #Biology #Ecology #AntBehavior #EpidemicPrevention #EcologyScience
Some ants appear to alter their nests to prevent epidemics
Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Some ants appear to alter their nests to prevent epidemics #Science #Biology #Ecology #AntBehavior #EpidemicPrevention #EcologyScience
Ants ‘social distance’ during a pandemic #Science #Biology #Zoology #AntBehavior #SocialDistance #PandemicScience
Ants ‘social distance’ during a pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, we had to completely reorganize our spaces to avoid close contact. Transparent barriers were erected between seats, cashiers and customers, receptionists and patients,...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ants ‘social distance’ during a pandemic #Science #Biology #Zoology #AntBehavior #SocialDistance #PandemicScience
New research article! 📰
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New research article! 📰
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
A study on a Puerto Rican coffee farm reveals complex interactions among ants and a predator fly, highlighting the unpredictable nature of using ecological solutions over pesticides for pest control. 🌿🔬 Link: https://tinyurl.com/28ffqszp #EcologicalBalance #AntBehavior #SustainableFarming
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A study on a Puerto Rican coffee farm reveals complex interactions among ants and a predator fly, highlighting the unpredictable nature of using ecological solutions over pesticides for pest control. 🌿🔬 Link: https://tinyurl.com/28ffqszp #EcologicalBalance #AntBehavior #SustainableFarming
New Short Communication! 📄
Rathery et al. quantified nest excavation in Lasius flavus across 15-30°C using 2D clay arenas, finding excavation accelerated at higher temperatures. 🌡
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ThermalEcology #NestArchitecture #Ants #Networks #Lasius
Rathery et al. quantified nest excavation in Lasius flavus across 15-30°C using 2D clay arenas, finding excavation accelerated at higher temperatures. 🌡
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ThermalEcology #NestArchitecture #Ants #Networks #Lasius
July 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New Short Communication! 📄
Rathery et al. quantified nest excavation in Lasius flavus across 15-30°C using 2D clay arenas, finding excavation accelerated at higher temperatures. 🌡
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ThermalEcology #NestArchitecture #Ants #Networks #Lasius
Rathery et al. quantified nest excavation in Lasius flavus across 15-30°C using 2D clay arenas, finding excavation accelerated at higher temperatures. 🌡
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ThermalEcology #NestArchitecture #Ants #Networks #Lasius
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Detailed View Black Ants Busy Around Stock Photo 1869323674 | Shutterstock
Find Detailed View Black Ants Busy Around stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, h...
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June 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
New research article! 📰
Gil-Hoed et al. discovered that A. gracilipes ants adjust cooperative transport, with larger groups enhancing efficiency📦
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #CooperativeTransport #AntBehavior #InvasiveSpecies #Foraging #Group #Footprints #Ymaze
Gil-Hoed et al. discovered that A. gracilipes ants adjust cooperative transport, with larger groups enhancing efficiency📦
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #CooperativeTransport #AntBehavior #InvasiveSpecies #Foraging #Group #Footprints #Ymaze
March 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New research article! 📰
Gil-Hoed et al. discovered that A. gracilipes ants adjust cooperative transport, with larger groups enhancing efficiency📦
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #CooperativeTransport #AntBehavior #InvasiveSpecies #Foraging #Group #Footprints #Ymaze
Gil-Hoed et al. discovered that A. gracilipes ants adjust cooperative transport, with larger groups enhancing efficiency📦
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #CooperativeTransport #AntBehavior #InvasiveSpecies #Foraging #Group #Footprints #Ymaze
An 8-year-old’s backyard discovery about ants changed Earth science: Nature’s connections can show up in the most unassuming places.
#AntBehavior #WaspGalls #PlantInsectInteractions #Myrmecochory #ScientificDiscovery#EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#AntBehavior #WaspGalls #PlantInsectInteractions #Myrmecochory #ScientificDiscovery#EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
An 8-year-old’s backyard discovery about ants changed Earth science
Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's connections.
www.earth.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
An 8-year-old’s backyard discovery about ants changed Earth science: Nature’s connections can show up in the most unassuming places.
#AntBehavior #WaspGalls #PlantInsectInteractions #Myrmecochory #ScientificDiscovery#EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#AntBehavior #WaspGalls #PlantInsectInteractions #Myrmecochory #ScientificDiscovery#EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
A study in Current Biology reveals that ants can hold grudges.
They learn from negative encounters with rival colonies, becoming more aggressive towards familiar attackers while reducing aggression towards gentler foes.
#AntBehavior #Biology
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They learn from negative encounters with rival colonies, becoming more aggressive towards familiar attackers while reducing aggression towards gentler foes.
#AntBehavior #Biology
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January 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A study in Current Biology reveals that ants can hold grudges.
They learn from negative encounters with rival colonies, becoming more aggressive towards familiar attackers while reducing aggression towards gentler foes.
#AntBehavior #Biology
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They learn from negative encounters with rival colonies, becoming more aggressive towards familiar attackers while reducing aggression towards gentler foes.
#AntBehavior #Biology
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