There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...
At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, researchers track swarms of carnivorous army ants and the birds that follow them. A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research, in the ...
Knowing the rules behind ant-made structures could help scientists understand how other complex systems emerge in nature ...
Army ants, the nomadic swarming predators underfoot in the jungle, can take down a colony of prey animals without breaking a sweat. But certain army ant species can’t take the heat. According to a new ...