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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 you live in a big city, such as New York or Los Angeles, there may…
Read MoreSlave-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 ones. The ants associate strong defenses with stronger ant populations. By choosing to go after…
Read MoreAnts 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 theory. Researchers took one ant from a colony and tied it up with a nylon…
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