The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...
Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...
Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...
Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? The famous question, though implausible, reflects a ...
Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin interacting with modern mutualistic ants until roughly 38 million years ...
Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.