PIT number five had become a shambles. Number five was one of a series of holes dug along the Convict Trail to entrap unwary walkers of the night — walkers or hoppers, for frogs and toads of strange ...

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms. Isabella Muratore at the New ...

The success of a colony of ants is one big exercise in collaboration, with the insects known to share all manner of responsibilities, from forming conveyor belts for food transport to construction of ...

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into... Army ants use collective intelligence to build bridges.

The ant photographs of Mark Moffett, a Harvard-trained insect scientist, are often compared to art. Moffett has a unique ability to capture the alien beauty of these deceptively simple creatures. In ...

A rare 35-million-year-old fossil shows an insect known for a ravenous appetite in a whole new light. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 23, 2022 9:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Army ants move around a lot, which means they can't build a nest like other ants do. So, to build their shelters, they came up with another, way weirder solution... Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk ...

An army ant from the Amazon rain forest in Brazil. Photo by Sean Brady. ITHACA, N.Y. -- Army ants, nature's ultimate coalition task force, strike their prey en masse in a blind, voracious column and ...

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Studying army ants for a living comes with certain occupational hazards. "They're very aggressive," says Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "They have venom, so they will ...