How Ants Know a Nestmate Has Died Before Decomposition Starts

A dead ant can be detected and removed from the nest within an hour, long before any rotting smell develops. The chemical ...
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Ants Mastered Agriculture Millions of Years Before Humans

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Ants, facts and information

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...
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Ants can find their way home walking backwards, but they have to peek first

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Ants – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems

Leafcutter ants cultivate fungus gardens that feed sprawling colonies. Tim Flach/Stone via Getty Images King Solomon may have gained some of his famed wisdom from an unlikely source – ants. According ...