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2 articles tagged with “Ants”
Jun 18, 2026
A Day in the Life of an Ant Colony
Follow an ant colony through a day as a single superorganism — scent-trail foraging, division of labour with no boss, aphid farming, and round-the-clock brood care.
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May 25, 2026
Ants and the Acacia: A Tree and Its Tiny Army
The whistling-thorn acacia houses and feeds an ant colony that defends it against everything from insects to elephants — a treaty the tree enforces through chemistry.
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