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Tag: ants

Ant-ibiotics: How Ants Treat Infections
Ecology Health Zoology

Ant-ibiotics: How Ants Treat Infections

February 6, 2024March 23, 2025

Matabele ants of sub-Saharan Africa are the only other known species to recognize infections and be able to use antibiotics for treatment.

Invite Ants to Your Picnic… for Science!
Citizen Science SciStarter Blog

Invite Ants to Your Picnic… for Science!

June 2, 2022February 6, 2024

Check out our editor’s list of fun and easy projects to do this summer. Project results benefiting humans, ants, and more.

Make a Picnic for Ants…For Science!
Citizen Science SciStarter Blog

Make a Picnic for Ants…For Science!

February 12, 2021February 6, 2024

Create a picnic for ants with the Ant Picnic citizen science project to help scientists understand the dietary preferences of this crucial speices.

Ants’ Love of Pee May Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Environment Zoology

Ants’ Love of Pee May Reduce Greenhouse Gas

March 4, 2020February 6, 2024

Ants consume urine for its nitrogen content, and a new study shows that this helps ants thrive in sandy habitats and may even reduce greenhouse gases.

Wood Ants Make Defensive Cocktails Against Microbes
Chemistry Zoology

Wood Ants Make Defensive Cocktails Against Microbes

April 13, 2017February 6, 2024

By Neha Jain @lifesciexplore Wood ants are natural mixologists, concocting their own defensive cocktails, a new study finds. They protect…

Amazonian Frog Uses Mimicry to Ward Off Ants
Biology Zoology

Amazonian Frog Uses Mimicry to Ward Off Ants

November 14, 2016February 6, 2024

Amazonian frogs prevent ant attacks by releasing chemicals mimicking those of leaf-cutter ants.

Inside the World of Fire Ants
Biology Zoology

Inside the World of Fire Ants

June 13, 2016February 6, 2024

Everything you didn’t realize you wanted to know about fire ants. Learn more in this video from the team at Be Smart.

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