Dracula ants possess fastest known animal appendage: Study
The study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, found that the high accelerations of Dracula ant strikes likely result in high-impact forces necessary for predatory or defensive behaviours.
Dec 13, 2018, 20:25 PM IST
This is how 'zombie fungus' takes over ants
The parasite controls the behaviour of carpenter ant workers, compelling them to climb vegetation and bite into the underside of leaves or twigs, where they die.
Nov 18, 2017, 17:39 PM IST
Predatory ants who have spring-loaded jaws that snap shut 700 times faster than you can blink! - Read
They are fearsome predators armed with long, spiky, widely-agape mandibles and their jaws move so fast that it's hard to register the movement and it's already over by the time you do.
Aug 31, 2017, 17:23 PM IST
Ants use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
Ants, which are famed for their highly developed work ethic, use the sun and memories of their surroundings to find the way home when they walk backward dragging a heavy load, scientists have found.
Jan 22, 2017, 20:32 PM IST
Researchers discover new species of 'ant-like' desert bees
New species of 'ant-like' desert bees have been discovered by a team of researchers.
Dec 24, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
This is how how ants communicate with each other
Liquids shared mouth-to-mouth by social insects contain proteins that can influence the development and organisation of their colonies, according to new findings.
Dec 01, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
Did you know that ants learnt farming even before humans? - Read
As per the study,Ants belonging to a South American group switched from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to subsistence farming of fungi that grew on decomposing, woody plant matter some 55 to 60 million years ago, shortly after the dinosaurs died out, new research has found.
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Here's how to get rid of ants!
Apr 09, 2016, 16:17 PM IST
Ants don't respond to social information on the move: Study
The average speed increased in anticipation of a longer movement, suggesting that movement durations were somehow determined in advance.
Jan 17, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
How to get rid of common household pests naturally!
Fortunately, there are ways to prevent, discourage and treat common household pests naturally.
Jan 14, 2016, 19:06 PM IST
Ants build moving bridges linking themselves!
The findings could be applied to develop swarm robotics for exploration and rescue operations.
Nov 25, 2015, 13:40 PM IST
Ants form 'superorganism' when threatened by predator
They suggest that just as organisms may respond to cell damage via pain, ant colonies respond to loss of workers via group awareness.
Nov 16, 2015, 16:13 PM IST
