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Although the attacking ants far outnumber the attackers, they are not able to defend themselves against them - nor do they try. A polyergus ant surrounded by enslaved formica anthills, photo: Adrian A. Smith, CC BY 2.5

We were slaves to the ant and the butterfly

Special for Passover: It turns out that slavery is not limited to humans, and various insects survive and multiply in nature thanks to the "slavery" of other species. So what do an army of small ants and Sparta have in common? What were the ladybugs telling their psychologist? And who survives thanks to an army of drugged security guards?
Butterflies feeding on lavender flowers camouflage themselves in the presence of ants. Photo: shutterstock

Trojan horse in an ant nest

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It turns out that the protected ant nest, which has constant temperature and humidity conditions and even a food supply, is a place that attracts various insects and animals. Want to know what cunning methods butterflies have developed to penetrate the ants' nest and live at their expense? Butterfly, not what you thought
Thief Ant, CC 4.0

Antibiotic development inspired by the ants

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When an ant approaches a food item, it feels the forces exerted by the other ants carrying it, and accordingly decides whether it should pull the item or pick it up

Re-route thoughts

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Mouth-to-mouth feeding: fluorescence imaging of the passage of food from a collecting ant to its nest mate (see video 1). Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The gut feeling of the ant

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Ants in Bigodi wetlands in Uganda. Photo: shutterstock

The wisdom of crowds of ants

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Ants: photo: shutterstock

Ants that have acquired knowledge randomly "take command" temporarily, and their companies accept their leadership as a kind of "order of the hour"

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Ants light structure. Illustration: shutterstock

Small services / Jason J. Goldman

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A silver ant hunted a beetle. From Wikipedia

We have something to learn from the silver ants in the coming summer days

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Shrubs at grass height. An ant carries a load weighing 5,000 times its body weight. Photo: shutterstock

Studies prove that the built-in mechanics of the ant's neck allows it to lift a weight of up to 5,000 times (!) its body weight.

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Ants in Bigodi wetlands in Uganda. Photo: shutterstock

The unexpected victims of global warming

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Image of the robots. Courtesy of Simon Garnier, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Since when do ants have antennae?

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Carpenter ants - feed on furniture. From Wikipedia (CC license)

The social network of the ants

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An ant marked with a barcode in Dr. Feinerman's laboratory. Photo: Weizmann Institute

The social network

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Legionary ants of the species Eciton burchellii. From Wikipedia

Legionnaires

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An ant with a spore plant (fungus) on its head

Mind control is nothing new in nature

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Argentinians are taking over the world

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