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Off with Their Heads! Tiny Flies Decapitate Ants for Dinner
By Becky Oskin published
Researchers have discovered a group of female phorid flies that bite off ant heads and then haul them away for dinner.
Zombie Ants to Ghost Frogs: 6 Real Halloween Monsters
By Tanya Lewis published
Halloween is a time to celebrate mythical creatures that haunt our dreams, but some of these beasts have real-life counterparts in the animal world.
Can Ants Save the World from Climate Change?
By Becky Oskin published
Ants may be some of Earth's most powerful biological climate brokers, a provocative new study claims.
6 Mysterious 'Dracula' Ant Species Discovered in Madagascar
By Tia Ghose published
Six new species of bizarre, blood sucking ant has been identified in Madagascar, and the oddballs don’t conform to the normal rules of ant behavior.
Ants Are Even Stronger Than You Imagine
By Katharine Gammon published
New research finds that ants’ strength lies in their neck joints.
Ants Build Raft to Escape Flood, Protect Queen
By Jennifer Viegas published
Resourceful ants know what to do during a flood: They build a raft and stick the queen right in the middle of it.
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