Ant Colonies Pulsate Like a Living Circuit and One Single Ant Can Start It
Temnothorax rugatulus. Credit: AntWiki. Sometimes, when one ant starts moving, the whole colony may follow in mere seconds.…
The ‘ballista spider’: Scientists discover a tiny spider that launches ants with 140 times the force of gravity |
Deep in the rainforests of far north Queensland, Australia, scientists have discovered a tiny spider with an extraordinary…
Ants won’t invade your home if you use expert’s ‘old-school’ method
Once ants have appeared in your home, they can be tricky to get rid of. They follow scent…
How ants gave up armor to build some of the largest societies on Earth
The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke.…
5 Animal Behaviors Scientists Never Expected to See in 2025
A subadult male capuchin with a howler monkey infant. Image courtesy of Brendan Barrett/Max Planck Institute of Animal…
Kids at tiny school work to save extremely rare ‘flying jewel’ purple copper butterfly
Kids at a tiny regional school are on a mission to save one of Australia’s extremely rare butterflies.…
7 animals that are extremely hard to kill |
Some animals push the limits of survival in ways that almost defy biological expectation. They endure temperatures that…
Eight creatures most likely to survive a global catastrophe
When we imagine the end of the world, we often picture humanity scrambling for survival, but nature might…