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October 8, 2018

The Sudden Death Of A Man Last Week Likely Occurred In Response To Fire Ant Bites

Insect experts, like entomologists and pest control professionals, often claim that even the most venomous types of insects that exist in the United States very rarely, if ever, pose a deadly threat to humans. Even non-insect arthropods, such as spiders…

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April 9, 2018

Ants Have Been Raising And Milking Caterpillars Like Livestock For Millions Of Years

Ants Have Been Raising And Milking Caterpillars Like Livestock For Millions Of Years Obviously, every animal needs to expend energy searching for food sources. Humans have long been considered the most successful of all animal species due to the way…

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March 29, 2018

Ants Held Up A Jet For Several Hours At A Canadian Airport

Ants Held Up A Jet For Several Hours At A Canadian Airport If you heard about a plane flight being cancelled due to an insect infestation on board, which type of insect do you think would be the culprit in…

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March 9, 2018

Ant Control Tips!

2018 may be “the year of the dog,” but March could certainly be considered the month of springtime pests, especially ants. When the flowers bloom and temperatures rise, ants often march indoors in search of a consistent food and water…

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March 9, 2017

City-Dwelling Ants Are Beginning To Crave Junk Food | Atlanta Ant Control

City-Dwelling Ants Are Beginning To Crave Junk Food | Atlanta Ant Control We all know that littering is bad. There are very few acts of irresponsibility that are more distasteful than mindlessly throwing garbage into the great outdoors. However, if…

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June 17, 2016

Slave-making Ants Go After the Strong Rather Than the Weak

Scientists used to assume that slavemaker ants would target weak colonies when sending their raiding parties to steal away pupae. However, they have recently discovered that they actually choose to go after fewer stronger colonies rather than targeting more weak…

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June 6, 2016

Ants Don’t Tolerate Cheaters

In the human world, especially in this modern day and age, women and men who cheat on their partners are punished pretty severely. They are often ostracized from general society, stoned in the Arab world, physically hurt by scorned partners,…

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May 27, 2016

Ants Attempt Daring Rescue of Trapped Relatives

Scientists have discovered that ants will actually form rescue teams to go and save relatives that have become caught in traps. After hearing of reports about ants attempting these recue attempts, scientists put together their own study to test the…

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May 17, 2016

Ants Attempt Daring Rescue of Trapped Relatives

Scientists have discovered that ants will actually form rescue teams to go and save relatives that have become caught in traps. After hearing of reports about ants attempting these recue attempts, scientists put together their own study to test the…

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May 11, 2016

Ant School Teachers

Ant School Teachers Human adults teach their young how to fend for themselves in this world through demonstration and hands on activities. Apparently, adult ants teach their young pupils in much the same way, taking them out on foraging quests…

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