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Ants
Insects of the family Formicidae, very common and widespread, probably the most successful of all the insect groups. All ants are social insects, and most colonies contain three castes, queens, males, and workers. Their habits are often very elaborate and a great many studies have been made of ant behavior. Ants produce a number of secretions that function in offense, defense, and communication. (From Borror, et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p676)
Ant Venoms
Venoms from the superfamily Formicoidea, Ants. They may contain protein factors and toxins, histamine, enzymes, and alkaloids and are often allergenic or immunogenic.
Homing Behavior
Instinctual patterns of activity related to a specific area including ability of certain animals to return to a given place when displaced from it, often over great distances using navigational clues such as those used in migration (ANIMAL MIGRATION).
Desert Climate
A type of climate characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life. It is a climate of extreme aridity, usually of extreme heat, and of negligible rainfall. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Nesting Behavior
Animal behavior associated with the nest; includes construction, effects of size and material; behavior of the adult during the nesting period and the effect of the nest on the behavior of the young.
Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases
A class of nucleotide translocases found abundantly in mitochondria that function as integral components of the inner mitochondrial membrane. They facilitate the exchange of ADP and ATP between the cytosol and the mitochondria, thereby linking the subcellular compartments of ATP production to those of ATP utilization.
Symbiosis
The relationship between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other or a relationship between different species where both of the organisms in question benefit from the presence of the other.
Adenine Nucleotide Translocator 3
A subtype of mitochondrial ADP, ATP translocase found primarily in the LIVER.
Encyclopedias as Topic
Works containing information articles on subjects in every field of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order, or a similar work limited to a special field or subject. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)
Lunch
The meal taken at midday.
Lymph Nodes
They are oval or bean shaped bodies (1 - 30 mm in diameter) located along the lymphatic system.
Text Messaging
Communication between CELL PHONE users via the Short Message Service protocol which allows the interchange of short written messages.
Sleep
A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility.
MedlinePlus
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE service for health professionals and consumers. It links extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other reviewed sources of information on specific diseases and conditions.
Fungi
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
Software
Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer.
Species Specificity
The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.
Hypocreales
An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA that includes a number of species which are parasitic on higher plants, insects, or fungi. Other species are saprotrophic.
Phylogeny
The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.
Military Medicine
The practice of medicine as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations.
War
Hostile conflict between organized groups of people.
Blast Injuries
Injuries resulting when a person is struck by particles impelled with violent force from an explosion. Blast causes pulmonary concussion and hemorrhage, laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured ear drums, and minor effects in the central nervous system. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Military Personnel
Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces.
Wound Infection
Invasion of the site of trauma by pathogenic microorganisms.
Elephants
Large mammals in the family Elephantidae, with columnar limbs, bulky bodies, and elongated snouts. They are the only surviving members of the PROBOSCIDEA MAMMALS.
Health Educators
Professionals who plan, organize and direct health education programs for the individual, groups and the community.
Animals, Zoo
Bees
Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.
Healthy People Programs
Healthy People Programs are a set of health objectives to be used by governments, communities, professional organizations, and others to help develop programs to improve health. It builds on initiatives pursued over the past two decades beginning with the 1979 Surgeon General's Report, Healthy People, Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives, and Healthy People 2010. These established national health objectives and served as the basis for the development of state and community plans. These are administered by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). Similar programs are conducted by other national governments.
Fear
The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.
Wasps
Any of numerous winged hymenopterous insects of social as well as solitary habits and having formidable stings.
Fires
Science
The study of natural phenomena by observation, measurement, and experimentation.
Carnivory
The consumption of animal flesh.
Killer Cells, Natural
Bone marrow-derived lymphocytes that possess cytotoxic properties, classically directed against transformed and virus-infected cells. Unlike T CELLS; and B CELLS; NK CELLS are not antigen specific. The cytotoxicity of natural killer cells is determined by the collective signaling of an array of inhibitory and stimulatory CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS. A subset of T-LYMPHOCYTES referred to as NATURAL KILLER T CELLS shares some of the properties of this cell type.

Assessing genetic structure with multiple classes of molecular markers: a case study involving the introduced fire ant Solenopsis invicta. (1/1059)

We used 30 genetic markers of 6 different classes to describe hierarchical genetic structure in introduced populations of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta. These included four classes of presumably neutral nuclear loci (allozymes, codominant random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs), microsatellites, and dominant RAPDs), a class comprising two linked protein-coding nuclear loci under selection, and a marker of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Patterns of structure revealed by F statistics and exact tests of differentiation were highly concordant among the four classes of neutral nuclear markers, although the microsatellites were the most effective markers for detecting structure. The results from the mtDNA complemented those from the neutral nuclear markers by revealing that strong limitations to female-mediated gene flow were the cause of the local structure registered by the nuclear markers. The pattern of structure inferred from the selected nuclear loci was markedly different from the patterns derived from the other sets of markers but was predictable on the basis of the presumed mode of selection acting on these loci. In general, the results for all six classes of markers can be explained by known features of the social and reproductive biology of fire ants. Thus, the results from these diverse sets of markers, combined with detailed natural history data, provide an unusually complete picture of how the fundamental evolutionary forces of gene flow, drift, and selection govern the distribution of genetic variation within and between fire ant populations.  (+info)

Calibration of vector navigation in desert ants. (2/1059)

Desert ants (Cataglyphis sp.) monitor their position relative to the nest using a form of dead reckoning [1] [2] [3] known as path integration (PI) [4]. They do this with a sun compass and an odometer to update an accumulator that records their current position [1]. Ants can use PI to return to the nest [2] [3]. Here, we report that desert ants, like honeybees [5] and hamsters [6], can also use PI to approach a previously visited food source. To navigate to a goal using only PI information, a forager must recall a previous state of the accumulator specifying the goal, and compare it with the accumulator's current state [4]. The comparison - essentially vector subtraction - gives the direction to the goal. This whole process, which we call vector navigation, was found to be calibrated at recognised sites, such as the nest and a familiar feeder, throughout the life of a forager. If a forager was trained around a one-way circuit in which the result of PI on the return route did not match the result on the outward route, calibration caused the ant's trajectories to be misdirected. We propose a model of vector navigation to suggest how calibration could produce such trajectories.  (+info)

Attachment forces of ants measured with a centrifuge: better 'wax-runners' have a poorer attachment to a smooth surface. (3/1059)

The symbiotic ant partners of glaucous Macaranga ant-plants show an exceptional capacity to run on the slippery epicuticular wax crystals covering the plant stem without any difficulty. We test the hypothesis that these specialised 'wax-runners' have a general, superior attachment capacity. We compared attachment on a smooth surface for 11 ant species with different wax-running capacities. The maximum force that could be withstood before an ant became detached was quantified using a centrifuge recorded by a high-speed video camera. This technique has the advantage of causing minimum disruption and allows measurements in very small animals. When strong centrifugal forces were applied, the ants showed a conspicuous 'freezing reflex' advantageous to attachment. Attachment forces differed strongly among the ant species investigated. This variation could not be explained by different surface area/weight ratios of smaller and larger ants. Within species, however, detachment force per body weight (F/W) scaled with the predicted value of W(-)(0.33), where W is body weight in newtons. Surprisingly, our results not only disprove the hypothesis that 'wax-runners' generally attach better but also provide evidence for the reverse effect. Superior 'wax-runners' (genera Technomyrmex and Crematogaster) did not cling better to smooth Perspex, but performed significantly worse than closely related congeners that are unable to climb up waxy stems. This suggests an inverse relationship between adaptations to run on wax and to attach to a smooth surface.  (+info)

Octopamine reverses the isolation-induced increase in trophallaxis in the carpenter ant Camponotus fellah. (4/1059)

Social deprivation is an unusual situation for ants that normally maintain continuous contact with their nestmates. When a worker was experimentally isolated for 5 days and then reunited with a nestmate, she engaged in prolonged trophallaxis. It is suggested that trophallaxis allows her to restore a social bond with her nestmates and to re-integrate into the colony, particularly via the exchange of colony-specific hydrocarbons. Octopamine reduced trophallaxis in these workers as well as hydrocarbon transfer between nestmates, but not hydrocarbon biosynthesis. Administration of serotonin to such 5-day-isolated ants had no effect on the percentage of trophallaxis. Administration of phentolamine alone, an octopamine antagonist, had no effect, but when co-administrated with octopamine it reduced the effect of octopamine alone and restored trophallaxis to control levels. Moreover, the observed effect of octopamine was not due to a non-specific effect on locomotor activity. Therefore, we hypothesise that octopamine mediates behaviour patterns linked to social bonding, such as trophallaxis. On the basis of an analogy with the role of norepinephrine in vertebrates, we suggest that the levels of octopamine in the brain of socially deprived ants may decrease, together with a concomitant increase in their urge to perform trophallaxis and to experience social contacts. Octopamine administration may reduce this social deprivation effect, and octopamine could therefore be regarded as being partly responsible for the social cohesion between nestmates in ant colonies.  (+info)

Electron paramagnetic resonance study of the migratory ant Pachycondyla marginata abdomens. (5/1059)

Electron paramagnetic resonance was used to investigate the magnetic material present in abdomens of Pachycondyla marginata ants. A g congruent with 4.3 resonance of high-spin ferric ions and a very narrow g congruent with 2 line are observed. Two principal resonance broad lines, one with g > 4.5 (LF) and the other in the region of g congruent with 2 (HF), were associated with the biomineralization process. The resonance field shift between these two lines, HF and LF, associated with magnetic nanoparticles indicates the presence of cluster structures containing on average three single units of magnetite-based nanoparticles. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the HF resonance linewidths supports the model picture of isolated magnetite nanostructures of approximately 13 nm in diameter with a magnetic energy of 544 K. These particles are shown to present a superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature. The use of these superparamagnetic particle properties for the magnetoreception process of the ants is suggested.  (+info)

Pinpointing food sources: olfactory and anemotactic orientation in desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis. (6/1059)

Desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, search for a repeatedly visited food source by employing a combined olfactory and anemotactic orientation strategy (in addition to their visually based path-integration scheme). This behaviour was investigated by video-tracking consecutive foraging trips of individually marked ants under a variety of experimental conditions, including manipulations of the olfactory and wind-detecting systems of the ants. If the wind blows from a constant direction, ants familiar with the feeding site follow outbound paths that lead them into an area 0.5-2.5 m downwind of the feeding station. Here, the ants apparently pick up odour plumes emanating from the food source and follow these by steering an upwind course until they reach the feeder. If the food is removed, foragers usually concentrate their search movements within the area downwind of the feeding site. Only when the wind happens to subside or when tail-wind conditions prevail do the ants steer direct courses towards the food. Elimination of olfactory input by clipping the antennal flagella, or of wind perception by immobilising the bases of the antennae, altered the foraging behaviour of the ants in ways that supported these interpretations. Ants with clipped flagella were never observed to collect food items.  (+info)

Lateral optic flow does not influence distance estimation in the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis. (7/1059)

The present account answers the question of whether desert ants (Cataglyphis fortis) gauge the distance they have travelled by using self-induced lateral optic-flow parameters, as has been described for bees. The ants were trained to run to a distant food source within a channel whose walls were covered with black-and-white gratings. From the food source, they were transferred to test channels of double or half the training width, and the distance they travelled before searching for home and their walking speeds were recorded. Since the animals experience different motion parallax cues when walking in the broader or narrower channels, the optic-flow hypothesis predicted that the ants would walk faster and further in the broader channels, but more slowly and less far in the narrower channels. In contrast to this expectation, neither the walking speeds nor the searching distances depended on the width or height of the channels or on the pattern wavelengths. Even when ventral-field visual cues were excluded by covering the eyes with light-tight paint, the ants were not influenced by lateral optic flow-field cues. Hence, walking desert ants do not depend on self-induced visual flow-field cues in gauging the distance they have travelled, as do flying honeybees, but can measure locomotor distance exclusively by idiothetic means.  (+info)

Three energy variables predict ant abundance at a geographical scale. (8/1059)

Energy theory posits three processes that link local abundance of ectotherms to geographical gradients in temperature. A survey of 49 New World habitats found a two order of magnitude span in the abundance (nests m(-2)) of ground nesting ants (Formicidae). Abundance increased with net primary productivity (r2=0.55), a measure of the baseline supply of harvestable energy. Abundance further increased with mean temperature (r2=0.056), a constraint on foraging activity for this thermophilic taxon. Finally for a given mean temperature, ants were more abundant in seasonal sites with longer, colder winters (r2 = 0.082) that help ectotherm taxa sequester harvested energy in non-productive months. All three variables are currently changing on a global scale. All should be useful in predicting biotic responses to climate change.  (+info)

Differences in worker size and mound distribution in monogynous and polygynous colonies of the fire ant solenopsis invictaDifferences in worker size and mound distribution in monogynous and polygynous colonies of the fire ant solenopsis invicta
Greenberg L.; Fletcher D.J.C.; Vinson S.B., 1985: Differences in worker size and mound distribution in monogynous and polygynous colonies of the fire ant solenopsis invicta
https://eurekamag.com/research/005/151/005151756.php
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) aggression influences the behavior of three hard tick species. - PubMed - NCBIRed imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) aggression influences the behavior of three hard tick species. - PubMed - NCBI
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31552562
Leafcutter Ant Fungus | Leafcutter Ant FoodLeafcutter Ant Fungus | Leafcutter Ant Food
Leafcutter ants are different than most other ants when it comes to their source of food. Most ants feed on sugary substances to obtain carbohydrates, and greasy substances or meats to obtain protein. Not so with the leafcutter ants. Leafcutters primary source of food is fungus. This process begins with leafcutter ant workers bringing pieces of leaves and other plant materials back to their nest. The collector ants do not eat this plant material since they are not able to digest all of the nutritional compounds in the plants they gather. However, these workers do get some nutrients from the juices in the plants they harvest. Other workers meet the collectors at the nest entrance and accept the harvested plant materials. The workers chew the larger pieces into smaller pieces. The small pieces mix with the ants saliva to produce a moist substance that is deposited into special parts of the nest called fungus chambers. As the fungi in the fungal chambers grow and reproduce, enzymes are secreted ...
https://www.orkin.com/ants/leafcutter-ants/leafcutter-ant-fungus
Behavioural and chemical evidence for multiple colonisation of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile , in the Western Cape,...Behavioural and chemical evidence for multiple colonisation of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile , in the Western Cape,...
The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is a widespread invasive ant species that has successfully established in nearly all continents across the globe. Argentine ants are characterised by a social structure known as unicoloniality, where territorial boundaries between nests are absent and intraspecific aggression is rare. This is particularly pronounced in introduced populations and results in the formation of large and spatially expansive supercolonies. Although it is amongst the most well studied of invasive ants, very little work has been done on this ant in South Africa. In this first study, we investigate the population structure of Argentine ants in South Africa. We use behavioural (aggression tests) and chemical (CHC) approaches to investigate the population structure of Argentine ants within the Western Cape, identify the number of supercolonies and infer number of introductions. Both the aggression assays and chemical data revealed that the Western Cape Argentine ant population can be divided
https://bmcecol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6785-11-6
Serval - Phenotype and individual investment in cooperative foundress associations of the fire ant, Solenopsis invictaServal - Phenotype and individual investment in cooperative foundress associations of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
Fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) queens founding a colony with unrelated nest mates potentially face a trade-off. Increased individual investment enhances worker production, colony survival, and growth. However, increased investment may reduce a queens probability of surviving fights that invariably arise after worker eclosion. Indeed, previous studies showed that queens lose less weight (a measure of investment) when initiating colonies with cofoundresses than when alone, and that within associations the queen losing more weight is more likely to die. In this study, we tested whether queens adjust weight loss to social environment and fighting ability and whether restraining weight loss directly increases survival prospects. Experimental manipulation of colonies showed that reduced investment by queens within associations is primarily a response to the presence of a nest mate and not simply a response to per-queen brood-care demands. Differences in head width were associated with relati
https://serval.unil.ch/en/notice/serval:BIB_CF13C728B57D
Category:Formica polyctena - Wikimedia CommonsCategory:Formica polyctena - Wikimedia Commons
Formica polyctena (es); Kis erdeivöröshangya (hu); Formica polyctena (ast); Formica polyctena (ca); Kahlrückige Waldameise (de); Formica polyctena (ga); Formica polyctena (bg); Formica polyctena (ro); Kal skogsmyra (sv); Formica polyctena (uk); Formica polyctena (la); Formica polyctena (io); Kaljukekomuurahainen (fi); mravenec lesní menší (cs); Formica polyctena (an); Formica polyctena (fr); palukuklane (et); Formica polyctena (vi); Formica polyctena (sr); Formica polyctena (pt-br); Formica polyctena (gl); Formica polyctena (ceb); Mrówka ćmawa (pl); Formica polyctena (nb); kale rode bosmier (nl); Formica polyctena (it); Formica polyctena (pt); Formica polyctena (id); Formica polyctena (sq); Formica polyctena (en); Малый лесной муравей (ru); Formica polyctena (war); Formica polyctena (nn) specie di formica (it); কীটপতঙ্গের প্রজাতি (bn); espèce dinsectes (fr); מין של חרק (he); art av insekt (sv); вид насекомых (ru); ...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Formica_polyctena?uselang=war
Leafcutter Ant Genome Reveals Secrets Of Fungus Farming Ways - RedorbitLeafcutter Ant Genome Reveals Secrets Of Fungus Farming Ways - Redorbit
Leafcutter ants, signature denizens of New World tropical forests, are unique in their ability to harvest fresh leaves to cultivate a nutrient-rich fungus as food.. Now, this mutualism -- a complicated interplay of ants, fungi and a suite of bacteria -- is coming into sharper focus as a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has published the complete genome of the leafcutter ant, Atta cephalotes.. The study, published today (Feb. 10, 2011) in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Genetics, by an international team led by UW-Madison bacteriology professors Cameron Currie and Garret Suen, illustrates how lifestyle can remake an animals genetic blueprint over the course of evolutionary history.. The genome, the first for a leafcutter ant, reveals that the insect has shed genes that other ant species use to help acquire nutrients. The leafcutter, which cannot survive without its fungus food, has apparently slimmed its genome to get rid of genes it no longer needs due to its ...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1995319/leafcutter_ant_genome_reveals_secrets_of_fungus_farming_ways/
Metapleural- and postpharyngeal-gland secretions from workers of the ants Solenopsis invicta and S. geminata.Metapleural- and postpharyngeal-gland secretions from workers of the ants Solenopsis invicta and S. geminata.
Chemical analyses by GC-MS of the metapleural glands (MG) from workers of Solenopsis invicta and S. geminata revealed for the first time the chemical composition of these glands and showed small differences between the two species. The MG of both spe
http://www.biomedsearch.com/nih/Metapleural-postpharyngeal-gland-secretions-from/17191849.html
Altruistic World Online Library • View topic - Silent Spring, by Rachel CarsonAltruistic World Online Library • View topic - Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
The target of this fiasco was the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), which had been introduced into the port of Mobile, Alabama, most likely in cargo shipped from Argentina. Its colonies, each containing several hundred thousand very aggressive workers, construct soil nests surmounted by mounds as much as a foot high. The name fire ant comes from its sting, which feels like a burning match held too close to the skin. The exact time of the establishment of the species in the United States is not known, but was probably sometime in the 1930s. By rare coincidence I was the first person unofficially to record its presence. In 1942, as a thirteen-year-old Boy Scout studying ant species around my home near the Mobile docks, I discovered a single well-developed colony of red imported fire ants. Seven years later, when the species had become abundant enough to rank as a local pest, I was hired by the state of Alabama to make the first thorough study of its habits and distribution. I found that ...
http://survivorbb.rapeutation.com/viewtopic.php?p=10503
Rebecca Arnold PhD - OpenEmory | ProfileRebecca Arnold PhD - OpenEmory | Profile
Background (−)-Solenopsin A is a piperidine alkaloid that is a component of the venom of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta. Previously, we have demonstrated that solenopsin exhibit anti-angiogenic activity and downregulate phosphoinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) in the p53 deficient renal cell carcinoma cell line 786-O. Solenopsin has structural similarities to ceramide, a major endogenous regulator of cell signaling and cancer therapy induced apoptosis. Methods Different analogs of solenopsin were synthesized in order to explore structure-activity relationships. The anti-proliferative effect of solenopsin and analogs was tested on six different cell lines, including three tumor cell lines, two normal cutaneous cell lines, and one immortalized hyperproliferative cell line. FRET-based reporters were used to study the affect of solenopsin and analogs on Akt activity and PDK1 activation and sucrose density gradient fractionation was performed to examine recruitment of PTEN to membrane rafts. ...
https://open.library.emory.edu/profiles/rsarnol/
100 Fun Facts About Ants - Colonial Pest Control100 Fun Facts About Ants - Colonial Pest Control
Photo Credit: Bullet Ant by Chris A. Schmidt, CC BY. 44. An ant the size of a human could run as fast as a race horse.. 45. A colony of 40,000 ants is collectively as intelligent as a human being.. 46. Ants have two stomachs, one for their own food and one to feed others.. 47. Australian green ant colonies can have nests spanning over twelve trees.. 48. Ant eggs survive by consuming the queen ants saliva. Yum!. 49. A super colony is a giant ant colony and can contain up to 300 million individual ants.. 50. Some ants are nomads. These wondering critters are army ants and walk alone in between collecting food and attacking rival colonies.. 51. There are one million ants for every human on our planet.. 52. Ants can swim. Gosh… is there anything they cant do?. 53. They are officially the worlds smartest insects and have a whopping 250,000 brain cells.. 54. Leafcutter ants are farmers! They grow mushrooms through secreting antibiotics, which enhances mould growth.. 55. Army ants do not live ...
https://www.colonialpest.com/fun-fact/100-fun-facts-ants/
Carpenter Ants - Cooperative Extension: Insect Pests, Ticks and Plant Diseases - University of Maine Cooperative ExtensionCarpenter Ants - Cooperative Extension: Insect Pests, Ticks and Plant Diseases - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
In 2 to 5 years, a colony with a good supply of food may form a reproductive or dispersal generation. This generation consists of winged males and females. Males are about 5/8 inches long; winged females are 5/8 to 7/8 inches long. Most males, whose only purpose is to fertilize the females eggs, die shortly thereafter. The females shed their wings immediately after mating and become full-fledged queens. In Maine, a 3/4 inch long, wingless ant is probably a queen carpenter ant. They look for wet, rotten wood in which to start new colonies or join an existing one. The queen that starts a new colony lays about 30 eggs and cares for the larvae until they are adult workers. This new generation of workers takes over the various chores in the colony and the queens full-time job becomes egg laying.. The forest is the carpenter ants natural habitat. Any wet, rotten wood attracts a new queen. Carpenter ants infest live, dead or fallen trees wherever there is some rot and moisture. In nature, they play ...
https://extension.umaine.edu/ipm/ipddl/publications/5007e/
Frontiers | Diversity and Transmission of Gut Bacteria in Atta and Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants during Development |...Frontiers | Diversity and Transmission of Gut Bacteria in Atta and Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants during Development |...
The social Hymenoptera have distinct larval and adult stages separated by metamorphosis, which implies striking remodeling of external and internal body structures during the pupal stage. This imposes challenges to gut symbionts as existing cultures are lost and may or may not need to be replaced. To elucidate the extent to which metamorphosis interrupts associations between bacteria and hosts, we analysed changes in gut microbiota during development and traced the transmission routes of dominant symbionts from the egg to adult stage in the leaf-cutting ants Acromyrmex echinatior and Atta cephalotes, which are both important functional herbivores in the New World tropics. Bacterial density remained similar across the developmental stages of Acromyrmex, but Atta brood had very low bacterial prevalences suggesting that bacterial gut symbionts are not actively maintained. We found that Wolbachia was the absolute dominant bacterial species across developmental stages in Acromyrmex and we confirmed that Atta
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01942/full
BASF Launches Fast-Acting Altrevin Fire Ant Bait InsecticideBASF Launches Fast-Acting Altrevin Fire Ant Bait Insecticide
Studies in almonds and citrus demonstrate Altrevin fire ant bait can kill 90 percent of a fire ant population in just seven days while providing up to eight weeks of control after application.1. Altrevin fire ant bait is an excellent new tool for almond and citrus growers fighting the many problems fire ants cause, said Steven Broscious, Technical Market Manager, BASF. The insecticide has demonstrated the ability to eliminate fire ant activity in as few as seven days, compared to the current market leader, which can take two months to impact the colony. Altrevin fire ant bait represents the continuous focus from BASF to bring targeted new tools to the specialty market. Fire ants cause a number of issues for growers, such as reducing yields. According to the University of California, even a mild fire ant infestation can cost an almond grower $102.30 per acre in just 14 days.2 Fire ants also pose a risk to workers; their bite is strong, painful, and, in rare cases, has the power to kill those ...
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/news/2012/FastActing/
Household Ants and Their Control - The Homeowners Column - University of Illinois Extension serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois...Household Ants and Their Control - The Homeowners Column - University of Illinois Extension serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois...
The first thing you notice is a crumb from your midnight cherry pie raid has sprouted legs and is moving across the kitchen counter. What was last nights cast off is now a feast for a family of ants. Ants can be common pests in homes. Damage from ants varies. Most ants are primarily a nuisance and cause little damage. Carpenter ants can weaken wood in structures. However unlike termites ants nest in wood but do not eat wood. Generally there are no disease problems associated with ants. Ants have a wide range of nesting habits and food preferences. Proper identification is important in determining control measures. Some ants build nests in soil producing characteristic mounds while others nest in homes behind moldings, baseboards, countertops and similar places. Still others like carpenter ants nest in decaying or moisture damaged wood. Ants feed on a variety of foods including starches, meats, fats and sweets. Thats why they hang out in the kitchen with us. Not all ants found outdoors become ...
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/homeowners/980221.html
When supercolonies collide: territorial aggression in an invasive and unicolonial social insect - THOMAS - 2006 - Molecular...When supercolonies collide: territorial aggression in an invasive and unicolonial social insect - THOMAS - 2006 - Molecular...
Some species of ants possess an unusual form of social organization in which aggression among nests is absent. This type of social organization, called unicoloniality, has been studied in only a handful of species and its evolutionary origins remain unclear. To date, no study has examined behavioural and genetic patterns at points of contact between the massive supercolonies that characterize unicoloniality. Since interactions at territory boundaries influence the costs of aggression and the likelihood of gene flow, such data may illuminate how supercolonies are formed and maintained. Here we provide field data on intraspecific territoriality for a widespread and invasive unicolonial social insect, the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). We observed abrupt and well-defined behavioural boundaries at 16 contact zones between three different pairs of supercolonies. We visited nine of these zones weekly during a six-month period and observed consistent and intense intercolony aggression that ...
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03038.x/abstract
What are Pharaoh Ants? How to identify this invasive ant species | BulwarkWhat are Pharaoh Ants? How to identify this invasive ant species | Bulwark
What color are pharaoh ants? What do they eat? Pharaoh ants are an invasive ant species that reside throughout all the US & their numbers are astohnishing!
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Brisbane Airport fire ant notification - June 2016 - Wildlife Preservation Society QueenslandWildlife Preservation Society...Brisbane Airport fire ant notification - June 2016 - Wildlife Preservation Society QueenslandWildlife Preservation Society...
A new incursion of fire ants has been detected near the Brisbane airport. This is a new arrival of fire ants to Australia and genetic testing indicates that the ants originated from the Southern United States and are not related to current or previous fire ants populations in Queensland.. Its likely the new fire ants arrived in freight sometime in the last two years, and thanks to a vigilant person who reported them to Biosecurity Queensland in September last year, it is believed theyve not had time to spread far. The success of the Fire Ant Program in Gladstone and the Port of Brisbane has shown that this terrible invasive pest can be eradicated, and the key is to act quickly.. According to Biosecurity Queensland, the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program could not have achieved its success to date without the ongoing awareness and vigilance from local communities. Seventy per cent of fire ant sightings in south-east Queensland are reported by the general public. We urge you to ...
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Download Ant (Garden Minibeasts Up Close) by John Woodward PDF - Wedding Proposals Book ArchiveDownload Ant (Garden Minibeasts Up Close) by John Woodward PDF - Wedding Proposals Book Archive
Hipp, Andrew. Gardening Ants. New York: Rosen Publishing, 2003. A close look at the amazing leafcutter ants that grow fungus gardens in their enormous underground nests. Markle, Sandra. Army ants. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2005. Find out about these tropical ants that are part of natures clean-up crew. Prischmann, Deirdre. Ants. Mankato: Capstone Publishers, 2005. Find out all about ants, including where they come from, what they eat, and how strong they are. Twist, Clint. Army Ants. New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2006. Com/ants This Web site contains lots of close-up pictures of the ants that live in the Southwest. org/ This Web site features a slide show with close-up images of different ants from around the world. A. com/leafcutters/ An excellent site devoted to the leafcutter ants that have solved the problem of feeding their huge colonies by creating their own fungus gardens. com/Stories/AnimalsNative/Trapjawants Learn about the Trap-jaw ant-the animal with the fastest ...
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Foraging activity of two species of leaf-cutting ants ( Atta) in a primary forest of the Central Amazon | SpringerLinkForaging activity of two species of leaf-cutting ants ( Atta) in a primary forest of the Central Amazon | SpringerLink
The foraging activity of the leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens and A. cephaloteswas studied observing two colonies of each species in a primary forest of the Central Amazon. These two ant species...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02224026
Linepithema - AntWikiLinepithema - AntWiki
From the modern revision of the genus by Alex Wild (2007): In subtropical South America, Linepithema ants are found near sea level in rainforests, scrub forests, and floodplains. In the Central Andes they ascend to 4,000 meters elevation. In northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Linepithema species are more typically montane, sometimes occurring locally at high densities to the apparent exclusion of other ant species. Two species, Linepithema humile and the Argentine ant Linepithema iniquum, have been carried around the world with human commerce, although L. iniquum seems to establish only in greenhouses (Wheeler 1929, Creighton 1950). Although Linepithema ants are often observed in undisturbed primary habitat, most species may also readily be found in pastures, lawns, roadsides and other disturbed habitats, suggesting that populations weather deforestation and habitat modification reasonably well. Some species, including the notorious Argentine ant, likely thrive with ...
http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Linepithema
Fire Ants - HomeTeam Pest DefenseFire Ants - HomeTeam Pest Defense
Fire ants are no fun! They are bothersome to your family and pets and can sting when their mounds are imposed upon. Usually fire ant stings will cause only a raised welt, but the stings can be more serious to a small percentage of people.. Fire ants are small, yellowish-red to black in color, aggressive, vicious and known for their painful burning sting. They prefer to live outdoors and are often found around sidewalks, next to homes and under trees and shrubs. Disturb a fire ant mound and they will swarm out by the hundreds to sting any person or animal perceived as a threat.. Fire ants are social creatures with defined responsibilities in their colonies. It is best to prevent your yard from becoming home to fire ants or to get rid of them once they become apparent. Call the number at the top of the page to contact a branch office near you.. Contact the branch office nearest you to find out how you can help control fire ants in your yard. ...
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Army ant - WikipediaArmy ant - Wikipedia
The name army ant (or legionary ant or marabunta) is applied to over 200 ant species, in different lineages, due to their aggressive predatory foraging groups, known as raids, in which huge numbers of ants forage simultaneously over a certain area. Another shared feature is that, unlike most ant species, army ants do not construct permanent nests: an army ant colony moves almost incessantly over the time it exists. All species are members of the true ant family, Formicidae, but several groups have independently evolved the same basic behavioral and ecological syndrome. This syndrome is often referred to as legionary behavior, and may be an example of convergent evolution. Most New World army ants belong to the subfamily Ecitoninae, which contains two tribes: Cheliomyrmecini and Ecitonini. The former contains only the genus Cheliomyrmex, whereas the latter contains four genera: Neivamyrmex, Nomamyrmex, Labidus, and Eciton. The largest genus is Neivamyrmex, which contains more than 120 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_ant
Why Get Rid Of Ants | Meditate With BarefootWhy Get Rid Of Ants | Meditate With Barefoot
If there are ants living in your house, it might be a good idea to call Orange pest control to try to control the infestation and get rid of them.. Usually, people see ants as an annoyance only, but the truth is ants are more than an annoyance. In fact, if there are ants at your place, you find that these ants can greatly affect your home and life.. Ants may not be as dirty as rats or cockroaches but the fact that they can contaminate your food and spread germs remains. Ants live to forage and when there are ants in your house; they would get to your food one way or another. If you can prevent this, then you should. If ants get to your food, they may end up leaving their droppings or contaminate it. Sometimes, this contamination would affect the quality of your food or ingredient. In the worst case scenario, you might end up suffering from diarrhea because of the contaminants ants may leave behind.. Some particular type of ants brings potential danger to your homes. These types of ants are ...
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Foam Insulation vs carpenter ants??? | This Old HouseFoam Insulation vs carpenter ants??? | This Old House
I had to remove some insulation along the foundation wall in the basement to allow the exterminator to spray for carpenter ants (an annual event), now I need to replace it. I was considering using foam/spray insulation but I dont know if this will give those nasty buggers a nicer home. We had found that carpenter ants set up a nice metropolis inside garage door panels stored in our barn (they dug through the internal styrofoam and set up shop). Does anyone have suggestions that address insect infestation???? Thanks for any advice. I appreciate all your knowledge and humour. Normwantabe
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3 Easy Ways to Identify Carpenter Ants - wikiHow3 Easy Ways to Identify Carpenter Ants - wikiHow
How to Identify Carpenter Ants. Carpenter ants play key ecosystem roles, particularly by aiding in the decomposition of decaying trees. They also can infiltrate homes and other buildings, nesting in moist, rotting wood and causing...
https://www.wikihow.com/Identify-Carpenter-Ants
Heat shock protein synthesis and thermotolerance in Cataglyphis, an ant from the Sahara desert. | PNASHeat shock protein synthesis and thermotolerance in Cataglyphis, an ant from the Sahara desert. | PNAS
The ant Cataglyphis lives in the Sahara desert and is one of the most thermotolerant land animals known. It forages at body temperatures above 50 degrees C, and the critical thermal maxima are at 53.6 +/- 0.8 degrees C for Cataglyphis bombycina and 55.1 +/- 1.1 degrees C for Cataglyphis bicolor. The synthesis and accumulation of heat shock proteins (HSPs) were analyzed in Cataglyphis and compared to Formica, an ant living in more moderate climates, and to two Drosophila species. In Cataglyphis, protein synthesis continues at temperatures up to 45 degrees C as compared to 39 degrees C for Formica and Drosophila. The two Drosophila species, Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila ambigua, differ with respect to their maximal induction of HSP synthesis and accumulation by 3-4 degrees C. In contrast, the two ant species accumulate HSPs prior to their exposure to heat, and in Cataglyphis the temperature of maximal HSP induction by de novo protein synthesis is only 2 degrees C higher than in Formica. ...
https://www.pnas.org/content/92/7/2994?ijkey=c6b8e76a807d14f7aa2024914d5e84dba81f4ea8&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
Cardiocondyla - AntWikiCardiocondyla - AntWiki
Probably gyne polymorphism is not rare in Cardiocondyla, but undetected in many species because of the small available sample size. It is expressed by strong variation in mesosoma dimensions and weak differences in postocular distance (a result of larger eye size of the flying macrosomatic gynes), whereas other characters are equal. Thus, gyne polymorphism in Cardiocondyla deviates from gyne polymorphism in Leptothorax, Tetramorium, Messor, or Myrmica in which measurements of all body parts differ between micro- and macrogynes. Hence, the use of the terms macro- and microgynes is problematic in Cardiocondyla; instead the terms macro somatic and microsomatic gynes are used here. Gyne polymorphism was observed in Cardiocondyla ulianini (see also Marikovsky & Yakushkin 1974), Cardiocondyla batesii, Cardiocondyla bicoronata, Cardiocondyla nigra, Cardiocondyla elegans, and Cardiocondyla sahlbergi. All these species are inhabitants of Palaearctic deserts, semi deserts or dry steppes and three of them ...
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Cardiocondyla
Pests - Merlins Pest ControlPests - Merlins Pest Control
Ants are social insects, related to wasps and bees. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 out of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist. A few ants classified as pests include the pavement ant, yellow crazy ant, sugar ants, the Pharaoh ant, carpenter ants, Argentine ant, odorous house ants, red imported fire ant and European fire ant.. Ants are some of the strongest creatures comparative to their size. It has been documented that the common American field ant has joints that can withstand 5000 times its own body weight.. Most ants are harmless, although there are a few dangerous varieties. Fire ants are a kind of wingless wasp that has been known to kill humans. Velvet ants, which are also wingless wasps, are said to have one of the most painful stings in all of ...
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N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine, two pheromones of the ponerine ant Megaponera foetens (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)<...N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine, two pheromones of the ponerine ant Megaponera foetens (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine, two pheromones of the ponerine ant Megaponera foetens (Fab.) (Hymenoptera. T2 - Formicidae). AU - Janssen, Edelgard. AU - Bestmann, Hans J.. AU - Hölldobler, Bert. AU - Kern, Friedrich. PY - 1995/12. Y1 - 1995/12. N2 - By means of gas chromatographic, mass spectrometric, and micro-preparative methods N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine were identified as two ethologically active compounds in the ponerine ant Megaponera foetens. The synthesized poison gland compound N,N-dimethyluracil released trail-following behavior, whereas actinidine, found in the pygidial gland, stimulated ants to leave the nest, possibly in an alarm reaction. Biological activity of the synthetic samples were confirmed by behavioral experiments and electroantennogram responses with worker antennae.. AB - By means of gas chromatographic, mass spectrometric, and micro-preparative methods N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine were identified as two ethologically active compounds in ...
https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/nn-dimethyluracil-and-actinidine-two-pheromones-of-the-ponerine-a
Is giant ant a warning of things to come? Sort of - Animal LifeIs giant ant a warning of things to come? Sort of - Animal Life
Growing up in New Mexico, I was always quick to point out a film that was set, but not made, in my adopted state, called Them! The basic plot is that the early atomic tests conducted in New Mexico had caused ants to grow monstrously huge, and quite loud and noisy for never-heard ants.. I thought of that film again when Vicki Lawrence sent me an email with pictures of a giant ant. Now in comparison, this ant is nowhere near the mutant giants of Them! but compared to our tiny Argentine ants, its pretty darn large, about a half inch.. Vicki wondered if the ant was a local guy or one that had perhaps hitched a ride into the state and somehow ended up in her hallway.. The ant is a carpenter ant, the largest such ant that we have in California. Although its called a carpenter ant, it doesnt eat wood, it just builds its nest in rotting trees, old stumps, firewood and, if youre unlucky, inside any rotted or partially rotted wood in and on your house.. Seeing one in our house isnt reason to ...
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/pets/2014/04/29/is-giant-ant-a-warning-of-things-to-come-sort-of/
Apache Ant - Apache Ant Libraries - CharterApache Ant - Apache Ant Libraries - Charter
Proposal to Create a Ant-Libraries Sub-Project in Apache Ant ============================================================ (0) rationale Ant itself has accumulated lots and lots of tasks over time. So many, that Ant developers have become reluctant to adding new task. Furthermore any new task in Ant would be tied to Ants release schedule which is too slow for a thriving, fresh piece of code. The proposal allows Ant tasks and types to be developed under the Ant umbrella by Ant developers but have much shorter release cycles than Ant itself. In addition it would new committers who would have commit access to a single Ant library instead of the whole of Ant. (1) scope of the subproject The subproject shall create and maintain libraries of Ant tasks and types. Each library will be managed in the same manner as the Ant project itself, the PMC is ultimately responsible for it. Common Java libraries that only happen to provide Ant tasks as well are out of scope of the subproject. Providing the tasks or ...
https://ant.apache.org/antlibs/charter.html
Reddish Carpenter AntReddish Carpenter Ant
Reddish Carpenter Ant - Camponotus castaneus.. Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 5, 2008, in Dahinda (Oak Run), Illinois.. ...
http://www.iowavoice.com/2008/07/25/reddish-carpenter-ant/
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Vol 41, No 1 - Collection and Maintenance of Ants / Studying Ants: A Beginning - The Kansas School Naturalist | Emporia State...Vol 41, No 1 - Collection and Maintenance of Ants / Studying Ants: A Beginning - The Kansas School Naturalist | Emporia State...
LITERATURE CITED. Wilson, E.O. 1971. The Insect Societies. Belknap/Harvard Univ. Press: Cambridge. 548 pp.. Holldobler, B. and E.O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Belknap/Harvard Univ. Press: Cambridge. 732 pp.. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN ON ANTS. Allinson, B. 1991. Effie. Scholastic, New York, NY. 32 pp.. Bartlett, R. 1957. Insect Engineers. The Story of Ants. Morrow, New York, NY. 128 pp.. Batten, M. 1973. The Tropical Forest: Ants, Ants, Animals, and Plants. Crowell, New York, NY. 130 pp.. Brenner B. 1973. If You Were An Ant. Harper and Row, New York, NY. 29 pp.. Bronson, W.S. 1937. The Wonder World of Ants. 1937. Harcourt, Brace, New York, NY. 87 pp.. Chauvin, Remy. 1971. The World of Ants, a Science Fiction Universe. Hill and Wang, New York, NY. 216 pp.. Clay, P. and H. Clay. 1984. Ants. Black, Dobbs Ferry, NY. 25 pp.. Costello, D.F. 1968. The World of the Ant. Lippincott, New York, NY. 160 pp.. Crompton, J. 1988. Ways of the Ant. Lyons and Burford Books, New York, NY. 244 pp.. Dethier, V.G. 1979. The Ant ...
https://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v41n1-january1995/
Bulletin #2550, European Fire Ant: A New Invasive Insect in Maine | Cooperative Extension Publications | University of MaineBulletin #2550, European Fire Ant: A New Invasive Insect in Maine | Cooperative Extension Publications | University of Maine
European fire ants are a nuisance pest for people and a potential threat to the environment. They aggressively defend their territory and readily sting humans, pets and livestock that have the misfortune to move slowly or rest within the ants large foraging areas.. The severity of reaction to the European fire ant sting varies from one individual to another, and with the location of the sting. Usually a sting results in an inflamed red area from one to four inches in diameter, sometimes with a raised white area in the center. The sting causes an initial burning sensation and the affected area can remain sore for just a few hours, or a day or more.. Where this insect has established nests, homeowners have reported that they are unable to use their yards and gardens because of repeated stings by the ants.. If European fire ants move into new places, they may threaten native species of ants. In Europe, it is believed that competition with other native ants prevents the European fire ant from ...
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2550e/
Insecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants (Journal Article) | SciTech ConnectInsecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants (Journal Article) | SciTech Connect
Trophallaxis between individual worker ants and the toxicant load in dead and live Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in colonies exposed to fipronil and hydramethylnon experimental baits were examined using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). About 50% of the content of the crop containing trace levels of 14C-sucrose, 14C-hydramethylnon, and 14C-fipronil was shared between single donor and recipient ants. Dead workers and queens contained significantly more hydramethylnon (122.7 and 22.4 amol/μg ant, respectively) than did live workers and queens (96.3 and 10.4 amol/μg ant, respectively). Dead workers had significantly more fipronil (420.3 amol/μg ant) than did live workers (208.5 amol/μg ant), but dead and live queens had equal fipronil levels (59.5 and 54.3 amol/μg ant, respectively). Moreover, the distribution of fipronil differed within the bodies of dead and live queens; the highest amounts of fipronil were recovered in the thorax of dead queens whereas live queens had the highest ...
https://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/1228011-insecticide-transfer-efficiency-lethal-load-argentine-ants
Apache Ant - WelcomeApache Ant - Welcome
Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other. The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications. Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble, test and run Java applications. Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for instance C or C++ applications. More generally, Ant can be used to pilot any type of process which can be described in terms of targets and tasks. Ant is written in Java. Users of Ant can develop their own antlibs containing Ant tasks and types, and are offered a large number of ready-made commercial or open-source antlibs. Ant is extremely flexible and does not impose coding conventions or directory layouts to the Java projects which adopt it as a build tool. Software development projects looking for a solution combining build tool and dependency management can use Ant in combination with ...
http://ant.apache.org/?src=www.discoversdk.com
How to Get Rid of Fire Ants - How to Get Rid of StuffHow to Get Rid of Fire Ants - How to Get Rid of Stuff
Broadcast baiting is the first secret to fire ant control. The bait should have Hydramethylnon, and its important for it to contain a fire ant killer. You can treat a specific area with a hand-held scoop. Focus on areas where fire ant mounds form. You know that there are fire ants in an area if there are granules spreading on the ground.. Do this late in the afternoon to early evening, and as often as once or twice a season. Broadcast baiting during the fall will lead to the reduction of fire ant population during the spring. If you do not know a brand, you can try the popular MaxForce for outdoor use, but make sure that you do not use this before it rains.. ...
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Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest-A Case Study...Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest-A Case Study...
Ant assemblages are almost all related with the vegetation composition and so can provide us important information for conservation strategies, which are especially relevant to an environmentally protected area. We sampled the ant fauna in three different phytophysionomies in order to verify if the composition of ant species is different among the areas, especially because one of the areas is a Rocky Field and there is little information about the ant fauna in this habitat. A total of 8730 individuals were registered and an NMDS analysis showed that the ant assemblies are different at the three phytophysionomies (Rocky Field, Riparian Forest, and Secondary Forest). This study shows that the species that compose the ant assemblies in different phytophysionomies are a reflex of the environment, supporting the hypothesis that the vegetational composition results in different compositions in the ant assembly. Vegetal composition is determinant in the formation of the litter and consequently in the
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/2012/928371/
Leafcutter ant - Stock Image C018/2418 - Science Photo LibraryLeafcutter ant - Stock Image C018/2418 - Science Photo Library
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of an ant (family Formicidae) on a leaf, showing its large mandibles (lower centre) that it uses to cut through leaves. This specimen was found in Ecuador. - Stock Image C018/2418
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Draft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) | PNASDraft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) | PNAS
Author contributions: C.D.S. and N.D.T. designed research; C.D.S., A.Z., C.H., E.A., R.B., E.C., V.C., E.E., C.G.E., M.-J.F., V.F., J.G., J.D.G., D.G., D.E.H., M.H., H.H., A.S.I.V., B.R.J., R.M.J., A.K., J.W.K., J.L., M.C.M.-T., R.N., R.P.O., J.E.P., R.R., J.T.R., H.M.R., C.R.S., A.V.S., S.T., C.W.T., E.v.W., L.V., K.K.O.W., M.Y., and N.D.T. performed research; C.D.S., A.Z., C.H., C.G.E., M.C.M., S.N., H.M.R., M.Y., and N.D.T. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; C.D.S., A.Z., C.H., E.A., R.B., E.C., V.C., C.R.C., E.E., C.G.E., M.-J.F., V.F., J.G., J.D.G., D.G., K.J.G., D.E.H., M.H., J.-A.H., H. H., A.S.I.V., B.R.J., R.M.J., A.K., J.W.K., J.L., K.A.M., J.A.M., M.C.M.-T., R.N., R.P.O., J.E.P., R.R., J.T.R., H.M.R., C.R.S., A.V.S., G.S., E.L.S., S.T., C.W.T., E.v.W., L.V., K.K.O.W., A.L.W., M.Y., J.A.Y., and N.D.T. analyzed data; and C.D.S., A.Z., C.H., E.A., R.B., E.C., V.C., C.R.C., E.E., C.G.E., M.-J.F., V.F., J.G., J.D.G., D.G., D.E.H., M.H., H.H., A.S.I.V., R.M.J., A.K., K.A.M., ...
https://www.pnas.org/content/108/14/5673.abstract
The energetics of running stability: costs of transport in grass-cutting ants depend on fragment shape | Journal of...The energetics of running stability: costs of transport in grass-cutting ants depend on fragment shape | Journal of...
Grass-cutting ants (Atta vollenweideri) carry fragments that can be many times heavier and longer than the ants themselves and it is important for them to avoid falling over during load transport. To investigate whether the energetic costs of transport are affected by the need to maintain stability, the rate of CO2 production was measured in both unladen workers and workers carrying standardized paper fragments of different size and shape. We tested: (1) the effect of mass by comparing workers carrying either light or heavy fragments of the same size, and (2) the effect of shape by comparing short and long fragments of the same mass. Consistent with previous studies, metabolic rate increased but running speed remained constant when ants carried heavier fragments. The net cost of transport (normalized to the total mass of ant and fragment) was the same for heavy and light fragments, and did not differ from the costs of carrying a unit body mass. Ants carrying long fragments showed similar ...
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/215/1/161.abstract
Symbiont recognition of mutualistic bacteria by Acromyrmex leaf-cutting antsSymbiont recognition of mutualistic bacteria by Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Symbiont choice has been proposed to play an important role in shaping many symbiotic relationships, including the fungus-growing ant-microbe mutualism. Over millions of years, fungus-growing ants have defended their fungus gardens from specialized parasites with antibiotics produced by an actinomyc …
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18043642/
Entomology 675711: Lasius nigerEntomology 675711: Lasius niger
Entomology 675711 (MCZ:Ent:675711); Lasius niger; North America: United States: New Mexico: Taos; 10 mi NE Taos; Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apocrita Vespoidea Formicidae Formicinae Lasiini Lasius niger;
http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:675711
chickens ate ant poisonchickens ate ant poison
But for that reason, I only put out baits when I have an ant problem, when theyre gone I throw them away. Ive tried all the natural ant remedies, and in my opinion, theyre all a big fail. Exclusion from the treatment area will give fire ant workers a chance to pick up the bait and take it back into their nests (studies have shown that fire ants pick up most of the bait in 12 hours). Chicken Coops & Set-up Ideas Any poison feed could be eaten â ¦ While the two are in separate places for now, I am concerned that the chickens may try to eat the ant poison when they are free ranging. Secondly, wash the area down with boiling water (obviousy removing your chickens first). Any vomiting yet? Which is why I recommend using diatomaceous earth which is â ¦ Examples of Ant Bait Placement Will it harm the chickens? Ant Baits They work, but a chicken can peck a hole in them, and Iâ m not willing to test whether or not this a health hazard. Imported fire ants can cause problems on poultry farms by ...
https://communitysportspartners.ca/c-christmas-odsttch/chickens-ate-ant-poison-8d5caa
Biologist Nick Bos tells Wikinews about self-medicating ants - Wikinews, the free news sourceBiologist Nick Bos tells Wikinews about self-medicating ants - Wikinews, the free news source
The team used Formica fusca, an ant species that can form thousand-strong colonies. This common black ant eats other insects, and also aphid honeydew. It often nests in tree stumps or under rocks and foraging workers can sometimes be spotted climbing trees.. Some ants were infected with Beauveria bassiana, a fungus. Infected ants chose food laced with toxic hydrogen peroxide, whereas healthy ants avoided it. Hydrogen peroxide reduced infected ant fatalities by 15%, and the ants varied their intake depending upon how high the peroxide concentration was.. In the wild, Formica fusca can encounter similar chemicals in aphids and dead ants. The Independent reported self-medicating ants a first among insects.. Bos obtained his doctorate from the University of Copenhagen. He began postdoctoral research at Helsinki in 2012. He also runs the AntyScience blog. The blog aims to help address a gap between scientists and the general public. The name is a pun referencing ants, its primary topic, science, ...
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Biologist_Nick_Bos_tells_Wikinews_about_%27self-medicating%27_ants
Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) - NASA...Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) - NASA...
The phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier, is an introduced parasitoid of imported fire ants, Solenopsis spp., in the USA. Although the assumption that phorid flies use fire ant alarm pheromones for host location is probably true, we demonstrated in a previous study the possible involvement of other ant semiochemicals in the response of P. tricuspis to fire ants. This study was conducted to determine the glandular sources and identity of the semiochemicals mediating this interaction. First, we tested the electroantennogram response of P. tricuspis to extracts of key body parts and glands of workers of the red imported fire ant, S. invicta Buren. The results confirm that the poison (venom) gland/sac is the key source of compounds which elicited strong antennal activity in P. tricuspis. Follow-up studies were conducted by using a combination of bioassay-guided fractionation and behavioral bioassays to test the hypothesis that attraction of this parasitoid to fire ants is mediated by venom alkaloids.
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009NW.....96.1421C
Characterization of the major allergens of Pachycondyla chinensis in ant sting anaphylaxis patients<...Characterization of the major allergens of Pachycondyla chinensis in ant sting anaphylaxis patients<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Characterization of the major allergens of Pachycondyla chinensis in ant sting anaphylaxis patients. AU - Lee, E. K.. AU - Jeong, K. Y.. AU - Lyu, D. P.. AU - Lee, Y. W.. AU - Sohn, J. H.. AU - Lim, K. J.. AU - Hong, C. S.. AU - Park, Jungwon. PY - 2009/4/1. Y1 - 2009/4/1. N2 - Background The ant species Pachycondyla chinensis, which has spread from Far Eastern Asia to New Zealand and North America, induces anaphylactic reactions in human with its sting. However, the major allergens of P. chinensis have not yet been characterized. Methods We selected seven patients with histories of anaphylaxis induced by P. chinensis. Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) was used to identify the major allergens. We subsequently performed Western blots for P. chinensis-specific IgEs, N-terminal amino acid sequencing, ESI-MS/MS, and RT-PCR using primers based on the N-terminal sequence. Results Six of the anaphylactic subjects had an IgE specific to a 23 kDa allergen of P. chinensis. Two ...
https://yonsei.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/characterization-of-the-major-allergens-of-pachycondyla-chinensis
Little Fire Ant: Size, Color, Behavior, Habitat | TerminixLittle Fire Ant: Size, Color, Behavior, Habitat | Terminix
Learn about little fire ants, including how to identify them versus other species of ants, how they can be a threat to your home and tips for control.
https://www.terminix.com/pest-control/ants/fire-ants/little-fire-ant/
Ant | San Diego Zoo Animals & PlantsAnt | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants
Crowded house. Most ant colonies live in nests on or under the ground or in trees, but some ant species live in clusters, not building any nests at all. Most ant colonies have a queen, large numbers of female worker ants, and occasionally some males. The queens only job is to lay eggs, and this she does throughout her entire life. But how does she begin her reign?. Queen for a day (or much longer). A young winged queen leaves her birth colony on her first and only flight with a number of winged males. Males are only produced for mating purposes and do no work other than to fertilize virgin queens. Mating flights typically include neighboring ant colonies, and the signals for this coordinated nuptial swarm are still not fully understood. After the queen and males mate, the males die. The young queen now finds a good site to make her nest and start her colony. She rakes the wings off her body, as she no longer needs them for her new life. The queen begins her new colony there, laying eggs and ...
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ant
Researchers discover the power of ant poop as fertilizer - Gardening ChannelResearchers discover the power of ant poop as fertilizer - Gardening Channel
In tropical areas, there are many different species of ants that live exclusively in the tree crowns. They do not come down to the ground and therefore cannot get nutrition there. This applies, for example, to weaver ants that live in the crowns of many different trees and bushes - including coffee trees. Each tree can have up to 60,000 ants.. In the laboratory, the researchers built a mini-coffee plantation with several individual coffee trees. The central coffee tree held a colony of weaver ants.. All the coffee trees were placed in water, so the ants could not move from tree to tree unless there was a bridge to take them across. To allow them to move between trees, the researchers built suspension bridges between some of the trees.. On the central tree, the ants were fed with an amino acid - glycine. The researchers were able to follow the labeled nitrogen in the neighboring trees to which the ants walked over via the suspension bridges.. ...
https://www.gardeningchannel.com/researchers-discover-power-ant-poop-fertilizer/
A Safe, Effective Ant Trap | Rodales Organic LifeA Safe, Effective Ant Trap | Rodales Organic Life
2. Make bait dispensers out of old plastic containers with lids. Punch holes in them so the ants can get inside, then put the soaked cotton balls into the containers and cover them with lids so the bait wont dry out.. 3. Place the bait containers wherever you see ant trails, in or outside the house.. 4. Clean the containers and use fresh bait solution at least once a week.. 5. Be patient! The key is to get worker ants to continually carry low doses of boric acid back to feed the ants in their nest. Boric acid is mildly repellent to ants, and using a very low dose makes it more likely that surviving ants will continue eating the bait and taking it back to the nest.. ...
https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/a-safe-effective-ant-trap
The Sydney eScholarship Repository: Molecular evolution of immune genes in the invasive Argentine antThe Sydney eScholarship Repository: Molecular evolution of immune genes in the invasive Argentine ant
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https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/11052
Catalogue of Organisms: Ants on the Move (Taxon of the Week: Dorylidae)Catalogue of Organisms: Ants on the Move (Taxon of the Week: Dorylidae)
Army ants can be roughly divided between species that forage above ground (epigaeic forms) and those that forage subterraneously or beneath leaf litter (hypogaeic forms), though some hypogaeic species will forage epigaeically if conditions permit (usually at night). Similarly, epigaeic foragers may in turn be either epigaeic or hypogaeic nesters. For obvious reasons, the epigaeic species are the best studied with little being known about the sociobiology of most hypogaeic species; however, it is the hypogaeic forms that account for the majority of army ant species. In all army ants studied to date, foraging is done by advancing columns or networks of groups of workers, without individual exploratory scouts searching ahead for food sources. Location of food sources is therefore largely fortuitous, though advancing columns are attracted to movement (potential prey animals have been observed avoiding predation by the simple expedient of not moving). In the subterranean forager Dorylus laevigatus, ...
http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2010/09/ants-on-move-taxon-of-week-dorylidae.html
Fire Ants, from Savage to Invincible, 1957-1972 : The Fire Ant Wars - oiFire Ants, from Savage to Invincible, 1957-1972 : The Fire Ant Wars - oi
This chapter highlights the severity of problems that the red fire ant caused and the opinions that clustered around the belief that the ant was a pest to be dealt with. This chapter also explains that the insecticides used to kill it were either a threat to other forms of life or were used with little regard for consequences. The ant changed its behavior in some areas where it had long been established, its density also declined along with its tendency to attack crops and vertebrates. During the same time, the insecticides were following their own natural laws, killing ants and songbirds. All these events were observed by people who had different standpoints who therefore interpreted these changes differently. The opinions of both the conservationists and environmentalists about the insect, the insecticides, and the eradication program surfaced from an interaction between the natural world and the ideas of those who represented different interests in American society. ...
http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.7208/chicago/9780226079844.003.0004
Toxicology of red imported fire ant venom - WikipediaToxicology of red imported fire ant venom - Wikipedia
The toxicology of red imported fire ant venom has been extensively studied. The venom is important to the red imported fire ant, enabling it to capture its prey and to defend itself. Some 14 million people are bitten annually in the United States, suffering reactions including sensitivity and anaphylactic shock. The venom contains some 46 proteins of which four are allergens. Venom plays an important role in a red imported fire ant colony, being used to capture prey items, for defence, and antimicrobial action. On average, however, a worker produces very little venom (less than 1 µg/kg). Newborn workers contain little to no venom within their reservoirs, but workers that are only one-day old can produce 1.17 µg/kg. However, workers that are 15 days old only produce 0.3 µg/kg. Workers deliver 0.66 nl of venom when they sting, which amounts to 3.1% of their supply. Older workers deliver less venom when they sting, but middle-aged workers and nest-defenders deliver much higher quantities. Like ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicology_of_red_imported_fire_ant_venom
Repositório do INPA: Cheating the cheater: Domatia loss minimizes the effects of ant castration in an Amazonian ant-plantRepositório do INPA: Cheating the cheater: Domatia loss minimizes the effects of ant castration in an Amazonian ant-plant
We studied the relationship between Hirtella myrmecophila (Chrysobalanaceae), a common but little-studied Amazonian ant-plant that produces leaf-pouches as domatia, and its obligate ant partner, Allomerus octoarticulatus. Field observations revealed that H. myrmecophila drops domatia from older leaves, a characteristic that is unique among myrmecophytes. The physiological mechanism for abortion of domatia is currently unknown, but this characteristic allows for the existence, within the same plant, of branches with and without ants. Older branches generally bear only old leaves with no domatia and therefore have no ants, whereas younger branches have leaves of various ages. Ants forage mainly on new leaves, and experimental removal of ants showed that A. octoarticulatus is crucial for defense of these leaves against insect herbivores. However, A. octoarticulatus also acts as a castration parasite, severing the plants inflorescences. Mature flowers and fruits were only found on older branches ...
https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19026
Fire Ant Bites in Horses - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Recovery, Management, CostFire Ant Bites in Horses - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Recovery, Management, Cost
The imported red fire ant, its scientific name Solenopsis invicta Buren, is a vicious insect which was brought into the United States through the port of Mobile, Alabama in the 1930s and has had huge impacts in the southern U.S. - Wag! (formerly Vetary)
https://wagwalking.com/horse/condition/fire-ant-bites-
IDEALS @ Illinois: Consequences of interaction between the native ant community and an invasive plant (Euphorbia esula)IDEALS @ Illinois: Consequences of interaction between the native ant community and an invasive plant (Euphorbia esula)
Mutualisms, or mutually beneficial species interactions (+/+), play a key role in ecological community functioning, influencing community stability and biological diversity. Despite their importance in ecological processes, the study of mutualism has limitations. First, seemingly positive interactions are often considered mutualisms without proper evaluation of the interaction consequences to both partners involved. Second, studies on mutualism often focus on a single life history stage, yet organisms often engage in multiple forms of mutualism during their lifetime (e.g., many plants rely on pollinators and seed dispersers). My research addressed these limitations in mutualism research by investigating (1) the outcomes of interaction between an invasive plant (Euphorbia esula L., Euphorbiaceae) and the native ant community during both the seed and flowering plant stages, and (2) how both the ant and plant benefit from myrmecochory (ant-mediated seed dispersal). My research had three main ...
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/29752
Corkys Pest ControlCorkys Pest Control
active much earlier inthe year than Argentine ants, getting a jumpstart on their competitors. They start to reproduce, forage for food, and build new colonies in Argentine ant territory as early as March, while the Argentine ants take another couple of months to rise and shine and get going. Finding their old territories already occupied, the Argentine ants typically move on to other areas.. In forests, Asian needle ants nest in rotting logs, under leaves and mulch, and under rocks. In human environments, they can nest anywhere from potted plants to under door mats, in landscaping materials, and even under dog bowls.. While they love to eat termites, Asian needle ants will consume just about anything it can get its mandibles around, from dead insects to other ants to human garbage. Its aggressiveness, habitat versatility and eating habits could mean a great change to our eco-systems. When these guys move in they eat other ants, devour their food sources, and take up their nesting spaces, ...
http://blog.corkyspest.com/?author=4
What does Ant.Tibs mean? - Definition of Ant.Tibs - Ant.Tibs stands for Anterior tibialis. By AcronymsAndSlang.comWhat does Ant.Tibs mean? - Definition of Ant.Tibs - Ant.Tibs stands for Anterior tibialis. By AcronymsAndSlang.com
Hop on to get the meaning of Ant.Tibs acronym / slang / Abbreviation. The Medical Acronym / Slang Ant.Tibs means... AcronymsAndSlang. The Ant.Tibs acronym/abbreviation definition. The Ant.Tibs meaning is Anterior tibialis. The definition of Ant.Tibs by AcronymAndSlang.com
http://acronymsandslang.com/definition/7887541/Ant.Tibs-meaning.html
Ant-bacteria symbiotic specificity | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological SciencesAnt-bacteria symbiotic specificity | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences
In our study, 105 of the ant colonies used were from four genera of fungus-growing ants: Apterostigma, Mycetarotes, Trachymyrmex and Acromyrmex. In each of these four genera, workers both carry an abundance of visible white bloom of Actinobacteria on their cuticle (figure 1 and electronic supplementary material, figure S1a) and are large enough to facilitate targeted isolations of localized growth of Actinobacteria. In all of these ant colonies, multiple colony-forming units (CFUs) of morphologically similar Actinobacteria (see electronic supplementary material, figure S1b-d) were obtained from ant cuticles, and sequencing confirmed that these isolates were Pseudonocardia. We also isolated Pseudonocardia from the other five genera of fungus-growing ants examined: Myrmicocrypta, Mycocepurus, Mycetosoritis, Cyphomyrmex and Atta. One, three and four colonies of Mycetosoritis, Mycocepurus, Myrmicocrypta ants were sampled, respectively, and each ant colony yielded CFUs of morphologically similar ...
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/278/1713/1814
Do Ants Sleep? / Social // Drowned In SoundDo Ants Sleep? / Social // Drowned In Sound
Technically no. But they do undergo periods of lessened brain activity similar to what we experience at sleep. They amass into colonies at night and have this collective period. There is this parasite called the liver lancet fluke which can thrive and reproduce in sheep. The prarsite lays eggs which pass out in the sheep excrement. Snails eat the excrement and within the snail the eggs hatch into parasite organisms. These pass out in the snail slime. Heres where the ants come in. Well, ants eat the slime, and in doing so become infected with the parasite. The parasite performs some sort of host manipulation - a mind control of sorts and causes the ant to react in an odd way. Every morning, just as the sun rises (nature has a beautiful drama) - the ant awakens from its lower brain power state - its sleep (not really, but...), before the other ants, and leaves the colony. The parasite seems to activate some suicidal tendency in the ant - it causes it to climb to the very top of grass blades, ...
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4195396
Laboratory evaluation of a commercial immunoassay for fire ant allergen-specific IgE antibodies<...Laboratory evaluation of a commercial immunoassay for fire ant allergen-specific IgE antibodies<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Laboratory evaluation of a commercial immunoassay for fire ant allergen-specific IgE antibodies. AU - Feger, Timothy A.. AU - Dolen, William K.. AU - Ford, Janet L.. AU - Ponder, R. David. AU - Hoffman, Donald R.. AU - Stafford, Chester T.. N1 - Funding Information: Supported by grants from the Thinhouse Allergy Research Foundation and the Physicians Practice Group, Medical College of Georgia. Copyright: Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 1995/8. Y1 - 1995/8. N2 - Background: In vitro testing for fire ant sensitization would be useful for research purposes and in special clinical situations. Methods: Laboratory performance of a commercial assay (Pharmacia CAP System, [PCS]), for specific IgE to Solenopsis invicta whole body extract was studied in 46 persons. Assay results were compared with those of venom skin testing, RAST, and ELISA. The manufacturers global cutoffs were compared with cutoffs set by using methods derived from analytical detection limit ...
https://augusta.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/laboratory-evaluation-of-a-commercial-immunoassay-for-fire-ant-al
PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - Patent applicationPESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - Patent application
0071]The pesticidal compositions and methods for using same are effective in the control of different species of invertebrate pests and it will be understood that the pests exemplified and evaluated in the working Examples herein is representative of such a wider variety. By way of example, but not limitation, the exemplary pesticidal compositions are also useful for control of pests such as fleas, flies, mosquitoes, noseeums, bees (such as yellow jackets), hornets and wasps, cockroaches including the American and German cockroach, termites, houseflies and silverleaf whiteflies (Besimsai argentifolii), leaf hoppers such as the grape or potato leafhoppers (Cicidellidae), cabbage looper (Lepidoptera), ants such as the pharaoh ant, argentine ant, carpenter ant and fire ant, stink or lygus bugs, leafminers (Liriomyza trifollii), western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and sucking or chewing insects such as thrips and aphids such as melon aphids (Aphis gossypii), black bean aphids (Aphis ...
http://www.patentsencyclopedia.com/app/20100120724
The Ant and the Grasshopper : Wikis (The Full Wiki)The Ant and the Grasshopper : Wikis (The Full Wiki)
Happier versions of the fable show the ants taking pity and giving the grasshopper some food, on the premise that turning the grasshopper away in his time of need is also morally questionable. A prime example is the 1934 animated short subject produced by Walt Disney. The Queen of the Ants decrees that the grasshopper may stay in the ant colony, but he must play his fiddle in return for his room and board. He agrees to this arrangement, and the ant tunnels become a grand ballroom where all the ants happily dance to the music of the grasshopper, who finally learns that he needs to make himself useful. Notably, this short introduced the song The World Owes Me a Livin, which would later become a signature tune for Goofy (Pinto Colvig, the original voice of Goofy, voices the grasshopper in this version ...
http://www.thefullwiki.org/The_Ant_and_the_Grasshopper
Arizona Ant Species: Learn the Types of Ants in ArizonaArizona Ant Species: Learn the Types of Ants in Arizona
Get info on Arizona ant species and related problems. Learn the types of ants in Arizona and how to identify infestations. Call Orkin for service.
https://www.orkin.com/locations/arizona-az/ants/
Richmondbeachwashingtonpestcontrol: AMPM EXTERMINATORS OFFERS LEADING PUGET SOUND RODENT AND INSECT CONTROL - Docs.comRichmondbeachwashingtonpestcontrol: AMPM EXTERMINATORS OFFERS LEADING PUGET SOUND RODENT AND INSECT CONTROL - Docs.com
Professional pest control company with exterminators for bed bugs, little black sugar ants, carpenter ants, rat control, house mice, rodent control,birds,beetles, moths, flies, termites, wasps,yellow jackets and hornets.Ampm Pest control service takes pride in family and pet friendly effective pest control in king county areas of Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, kirkland, Renton, Everett, Bothell and Issaquah. Bedbugs extermination services, Mouse Control, Rodent, Carpenter Ants, Spider control are available to residential including single family residences, apartments, commercial including hotels, restaurants, schools and industrial establishments including warehouses and grocery stores.Attic and Crawlspace Rodent Restoration including cleaning, sanitizing and insulation removal & repair after rats,mice,squirrels,birds,bats Infestation.Find answers to questions about cost facts, information, and discover pest control tips, It is much easier, faster and cheaper to get rid of any pest.Every home is ...
https://richmondbeachwashingtonpestcontrol.blogspot.com/2016/05/ampm-exterminators-offers-leading-puget.html
Black bugs on hibiscus - Knowledgebase Question - Garden.orgBlack bugs on hibiscus - Knowledgebase Question - Garden.org
A good least-toxic method is the use of boric acid baits. Boric acid baits can eliminate some ant colonies in about one week. The trick is to not kill the ants at the bait station, but to get the ants to carry the boric acid back to the nest, poisoning the members of the colony that never leave the nest. Most ants feed either on sugars or on protein, fats, or oils. To see which type you have, place small dabs of jelly and peanut butter (not mixed) where ants are seen and watch which food they are attracted to. If they are attracted to the jelly, you can make a boric acid bait by mixing one-half cup jelly, such as apple jelly, with 1 1/4 tsp boric acid powder. Punch several holes in the lid of the jar, then screw the lid on tightly and seal with tape. The holes should be large enough for the ants to pass through to reach the bait. Place the bait jar on its side where the ants will come in contact with it. If the ants are unable to gain footing on the jar lid, you might want to scratch the surface ...
https://garden.org/frogs/view/75158/
Top tip: do not steal food from ant traps - Not Exactly Rocket Science : Not Exactly Rocket ScienceTop tip: do not steal food from ant traps - Not Exactly Rocket Science : Not Exactly Rocket Science
The Amazonian tree known Hirtella physophora looks rather unassuming, but it is the site of several grisly spectacles. Amid its leaves and branches, an animal, a plant and a fungus conspire to create a nightmarish trap where trespassers become meals, robbers get the death penalty, and assassins are assassinated.. The tree is home to ants called Allomerus decemarticulatus, which defend it from hungry insects. In return, the tree provides the ants with leaf pouches and swollen thorns as shelter, and feeds them with nectar and sugary nodules. These food sources are rich in carbohydrates but low in proteins. To supplement their diets, the ants need flesh, and they get it by shaping the tree into traps.. The ants cut hairs from the plant and weave them together into a hollow gallery, which extends down the side of the trees branches. Within the gallery, the ants hide inside small holes, jaws agape. From the outside, nothing can see them. If an insect lands on the trap, hundreds of lurking jaws seize ...
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/01/top-tip-do-not-steal-food-from-ant-traps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NotRocketScience+%28Not+Exactly+Rocket+Science%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Ant and the GrasshopperAnt and the Grasshopper
cries as they sing, Its Not Easy Being Green…. ACORN stages a demonstration in front of the ants house where the news stations film the group singing, We shall overcome. Then Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rev. Jackson, Rev. Sharpton join together and have the group kneel down to pray to G.od for the grasshoppers sake.. President Obama condemns the ant and blames President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshoppers plight. Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.. Finally, the Congress drafts the (EEOC) Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act, retroactive to the beginning of the summer.. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar and given to the ...
http://jokes.conservativepapers.com/2010/08/12/ant-and-the-grasshopper/
Black Gold Ants Are On My Fava Beans. What Do I Do?Black Gold Ants Are On My Fava Beans. What Do I Do?
Ants Are On My Fava Beans. What Do I Do? I planted fava beans, and I noticed that I have ants on them. How do I get rid of them without using any unnatural pesticides?
https://blackgold.bz/ants-are-on-my-fava-beans-what-do-i-do/
Inchman, Myrmecia forficate - RedorbitInchman, Myrmecia forficate - Redorbit
The inchman (Myrmecia forficate) is a species of bull ant that can be found in Australia, in a range that includes Tasmania and possibly southeastern areas of Australia. This species is gregarious, living in colonies like most other ant species, but it forages for food alone. Nests often go unseen and are typically found under rocks. It reaches an average body length of up to one inch long, the trait from which it received its common name.. The inchman is both a scavenger and a carnivore and it is the most poisonous species within its genus. When this species stings, it is similar the sting of a wasp or fire ant, causing anaphylaxis, which kills its prey. The first symptoms of a sting from this species include swelling and fever, with three percent of cases reporting anaphylaxis.. Image Caption: Inchman (Myrmecia forficata) feeding on a flowering Corymbia ficifolia, Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia. Credit: JJ Harrison/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) ...
http://www.redorbit.com/reference/inchman-myrmecia-forficate/
World Peace Wetland Prairie: Carpenter ants protect aphids in exchange for access to honeydew: For more on this phenomen see...World Peace Wetland Prairie: Carpenter ants protect aphids in exchange for access to honeydew: For more on this phenomen see...
World Peace Wetland Prairie is a small city-owned nature park at 1121 South Duncan Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The land around it includes wetland prairie and savanna with rich, black soil and a mixture of hundreds of native plants typical of many similar areas being cleared for development all over Northwest Arkansas.. ...
http://worldpeacewetlandprairie.blogspot.com/2011/05/carpenter-ants-protect-aphids-in.html
carbon dioxide sequestration - Wild About Antscarbon dioxide sequestration - Wild About Ants
Ants have been known to have a positive impact on soils by mixing different layers and by adding nutrients, etc. Now a researcher from Arizona State University, Dr. Ronald Dorn, has found that ants are enhancing the breakdown of certain minerals and the movement of carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate (limestone). The bottom line: ants might be helping to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.. Dr. Dorn did not start out to study ants. He actually began the study 25 years ago to look at weathering of olivine and plagioclase minerals from Hawaiian basalt. He placed samples in various sites in Arizona and Texas, and then went back every five years to see what was happening to them.. Other researchers have shown that weathering of calcium and magnesium silicates by living things is important in removing atmospheric carbon dioxide gases. A simplified reaction is shown here: ...
https://blog.wildaboutants.com/tag/carbon-dioxide-sequestration/
golf course pests and ant controlgolf course pests and ant control
Ants can be a nuisance on the golf course. Ants can cause problems with turf and putting greens. This article discusses how to bring this pest problem under control.
http://grounds-mag.com/golf_courses/grounds_maintenance_managing_nuisance_ants/index.html
KEGG BRITE: Enzymes - Solenopsis invicta (red fire ant)KEGG BRITE: Enzymes - Solenopsis invicta (red fire ant)
K01768 E4.6.1.1; adenylate cyclase [EC:4.6.1.1] K08042 ADCY2; adenylate cyclase 2 [EC:4.6.1.1] K08043 ADCY3; adenylate cyclase 3 [EC:4.6.1.1] K08045 ADCY5; adenylate cyclase 5 [EC:4.6.1.1] K08048 ADCY8; adenylate cyclase 8 [EC:4.6.1.1] K08049 ADCY9; adenylate cyclase 9 [EC:4.6.1.1 ...
https://www.kegg.jp/kegg-bin/get_htext?soc01000+105201589
Ultrastructure of last larval instar fat body cells of Pachycondyla (= Neoponera) villosa (Formicidae: Ponerinae): cytochemical...Ultrastructure of last larval instar fat body cells of Pachycondyla (= Neoponera) villosa (Formicidae: Ponerinae): cytochemical...
The ultrastructure of the fat body cells (trophocytes) of the last larval instar of Pachycondyla (= Neoponera) villosa is presented. The cytoplasm is restricted to the cell periphery and to the smaller strips among the vacuoles, protein granules, lipid droplets, and around the nucleus. Cytochemically, the presence of basic amino acids in the protein granules and in the nuclei was observed by using the ethanolic phosphotungstic acid technique (EPTA). The lipid droplets stained for unsaturated lipids. This result was further confirmed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, where the unsaturated fatty acids were identified as oleic and linoleic acids together with saturated fatty acids such as palmitic and stearic acid. Carbohydrates (glycogen) were also detected in the fat body. The glycogen is present as β particles distributed among the lipid droplets and sometimes attached to them.
http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/157075603769682530
Dioecy and the evolution of sex ratios in ants | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological SciencesDioecy and the evolution of sex ratios in ants | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences
Sex ratios in social insects have been the subject of intense study since Trivers & Hare (1976) first modified Fishers (1930) sex ratio theory to include kin selection, particularly in species with haplodiploid sex determination. Their argument made specific quantitative predictions about the investment sex ratio and predicted that it would be affected by several aspects of colony structure (mating frequency, worker reproduction, queen number, etc.). In the simplest case, a single queen that mates once, workers are predicted to bias investment in a ratio of 3 : 1 in favour of their sisters, with whom they share higher relatedness. Female-biased sex ratios have subsequently been confirmed in many social Hymenoptera (e.g. Queller & Strassmann 1998; Ratnieks et al. 2006).. When colonies are founded by multiple queens, by a multiply mated queen or when workers reproduce, the predictions about sex ratio also change. Many studies have explored the effect of mating frequency (e.g. Starr 1979; Nonacs ...
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/276/1664/2125
5 Worst Insect Bite/Stings - Admiral Pest Control5 Worst Insect Bite/Stings - Admiral Pest Control
When it comes to your house and the safety of your family, youre very protective of them. Why? Because your house is expensive and your family is priceless so youll do whatever you can in your power to keep them safe. Guarding them from dangerous invaders is a priority because not only can infesting insects cause damage to your home but some of these pests can cause harm and injury to your loved ones. To protect themselves, insects use various measures of defense such as biting or stinging their victims. Below is a pest control in Bellflowers list of top 5 worst insect bites and/or stings:. Fire ants. Fire ants are an incredibly aggressive ant. They belong to colonies that can reach up to 250,000 ants and are omnivorous, eating both vegetation and meat. What these ants are known for are their bites. For most, the bite is a shocking sting followed by a red and painful welt but for a small percentage of those who are allergic, this bite can be fatal. Since these ants arent solitary, it is ...
https://admiralpest.com/blog/5-worst-insect-bites-or-stings
A population-based ant colony optimization approach for DNA sequence optimization - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia...A population-based ant colony optimization approach for DNA sequence optimization - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia...
DNA computing is a new computing paradigm which uses bio-molecular as information storage media and biochemical tools as information processing operators. It has shows many successful and promising results for various applications. Since DNA reactions are probabilistic reactions, it can cause the different results for the same situations, which can be regarded as errors in the computation. To overcome the drawbacks, much works have focused to design the error-minimized DNA sequences to improve the reliability of DNA computing. In this research, Population-based Ant Colony Optimization (P-ACO) is proposed to solve the DNA sequence optimization. PACO approach is a meta-heuristic algorithm that uses some ants to obtain the solutions based on the pheromone in their colony. The DNA sequence design problem is modelled by four nodes, representing four DNA bases (A, T, C, and G). The results from the proposed algorithm are compared with other sequence design methods, which are Genetic Algorithm (GA), ...
http://eprints.utm.my/11870/
Intertwined lives: symbiosisIntertwined lives: symbiosis
But the story can get more complicated. Imagine a symbiosis with four co-evolving partners: three of them are engaged in a mutualistic relationship, while the fourth one is a parasite. Thats the beautiful case of fungus-growing ants. In their underground nests, the ants grow a mushroom-like fungus by feeding it with plant materials or other organic matter. In turn, the fungus serves as food for the ants (yes, this is agriculture!). But every garden has its pests, and the ants farm is home for the Escovopsis mold. Escovopsis is a specialized pest, found only on the crop of farming ants. To battle the parasite, the ants combine special behaviors and microbial symbionts. These insects carry a bunch of antibiotic-producing actinomycetes in elaborate cuticular crypts, supported by unique exocrine glands. The symbiotic bacteria produce substances that specifically inhibit Escovopsis growth. Although initially identified as Streptomyces, the actinomycete symbionts appear to belong to the ...
http://twistedbacteria.blogspot.com/2007/05/intertwined-lives-symbiosis.html
James White Ants MALAYSIA | Professional Pest Control Service and Termite(White Ants aka anai-anai) Control in Selangor,...James White Ants MALAYSIA | Professional Pest Control Service and Termite(White Ants aka anai-anai) Control in Selangor,...
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the ant and the grasshopperthe ant and the grasshopper
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks hes a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving. CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can it be that, in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Then a representative of the NAGB (The National Association of Green Bugs) shows up on Nightline and charges the ant with green bias, and makes the case that the grasshopper is the victim of 30 million years of greenism. Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody cries when he sings Its Not Easy Being Green. ...
http://www.davidstuff.com/political/grasshopper.htm
Aesops Books: illustrated fables you can read online: The Grasshopper and the AntsAesops Books: illustrated fables you can read online: The Grasshopper and the Ants
156. THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS. One fine day in winter some Ants were busy drying their store of corn, which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently up came a Grasshopper and begged them to spare her a few grains, For, she said, Im simply starving. The Ants stopped work for a moment, though this was against their principles. May we ask, said they, what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why didnt you collect a store of food for the winter? The fact is, replied the Grasshopper, I was so busy singing that I hadnt the time. If you spent the summer singing, replied the Ants, you cant do better than spend the winter dancing. And they chuckled and went on with their work. [more info ...
http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-grasshopper-and-ants.html
Ant Proof Plate Square - Cat Shop OnlineAnt Proof Plate Square - Cat Shop Online
Available in : Round, Square, Rectangular The idea for the Ant Proof Plate initially came to fruition to protect pantry condiments from ants and has since evolved into the wonderful product we have today. Anti-Industry spent over three years scientifically testing and improving our design before releasing the ant proof plate! *Please note price includes the plate, bowl not included.. More info: • Environmentally friendly • Humanely protects against ants • Does not require water • Durable and long lasting • 275mm in diameter • 100% Australian designed, manufactured and owned. ...
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Team identifies new social chromosome in the red fire antTeam identifies new social chromosome in the red fire ant
Researchers have discovered a social chromosome in the highly invasive fire ant that helps to explain why some colonies allow for more than one queen ant, and could offer new solutions for dealing with this pest.
https://phys.org/news/2013-01-team-social-chromosome-red-ant.html
Sciency Thoughts: March 2013Sciency Thoughts: March 2013
The life cycle of Large Blue Butterflies. (a) The adult female, living about 5 days, lays 50-100 white eggs on the leaves and flower buds of Gentiana spp. (b) The young caterpillar bores into the plant, where it feeds on the developing seeds for 10-15 days, reaching 2% of its adult biomass. (c) The caterpillar emerges and falls to the ground, where it secretes chemicals attractive to ants of the genus Myrmica, who carry the caterpillar back to their nest. (d) The caterpillar competes with the ant larvae in the nest. Each species is capable of secreting chemicals specific to one species of ant; if carried to the wrong sort of nest it stops secreting chemicals, relying on the general smell of the nest to provoke the ants to feed it, however this is much less reliable and frequently results in the death of the caterpillar. (e) The growing ant makes vocalizations similar to the ants queen, causing it to be fed in preference to the ants own larvae. It feeds this way for 10-22 months before emerging ...
http://sciencythoughts.blogspot.be/2013/03/
Foraging With OdorsForaging With Odors
The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis primarily feeds on dead insects that are sparse and unevenly distributed in their environment. A single forager can carry a small dead insect back to the nest without aid. As dead insects are typically found as individuals and not in groups, foragers locate food as individuals, rather than cooperatively. This…
https://livingwithinsects.wordpress.com/2016/12/20/foraging-with-odors/
Wang XiaosongWang Xiaosong
2012-2013 Unruly Ants, Pallazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, Italy, 2012-2013 Unruly Ants, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany, 2012- ... "Unruly Ants". Wang Xiaosong. Retrieved 2019-02-12. Knöfel, Ulrike; Reinhardt, Nora (2011-06-11). "KUNST: Die Falschen und die ... 王小松 : 失控蚂蚁 [Wang Xiaosong : unruly ants]. ISBN 9783777459912. OCLC 829936979. "Huang Du's Interviews with Wang Xiaosong". Wang ... 2013 Unruly Ants, Kunsthalle St. Annen, Lübeck, Germany, 2012-2013 Art & Antique Residenz Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Schütz ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Xiaosong
African beeAfrican bee
doi:10.1007/s00265-002-0518-7. Holldobler, B; Wilson EO (1990). "The ants". Springer. Davies, Nicholas B. (2012). An ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_bee
Scale insectScale insect
Some ants and scale insects have a mutualistic relationship; the ants feed on the honeydew and in return protect the scales. On ... Ants looking after their providers of honeydew tend to drive off predators, but the mealybug destroyer has outwitted the ants ... In other instances, scale insects are carried inside the ant's nest; the ant Acropyga exsanguis takes this to an extreme by ... Scale insect in the genus Cryptostigma live inside the nests of neotropical ant species. Many tropical plants need ants to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_insect
NestNest
The aardvark and the ant eater use long tongues to prey upon termite and ant nests. Birds such as the honey buzzard specialize ... Ant nests feature an elaborate colony structure that may extend 2 metres (6.6 ft) or more underground. As the structure gets ... The leaf cutter ant builds a complex nest which can house 8 million individuals. Its nests feature numerous chambers, most ... Ant nests alone support symbiotes spanning six classes of arthropods which includes 35 families just from the beetles. A ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest
1997-98 Estonian Cup1997-98 Estonian Cup
Põldoja, Ants. "Flora ühe jalaga poolfinaalis". epl.delfi.ee. Retrieved 23 September 2020. Maksimov, Aldo. "FC Flora tegi ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997–98_Estonian_Cup
Oecophylla longinodaOecophylla longinoda
A weaver ant colony consists of a large number of nests between which ants move at will. The nests are made by binding leaves ... The queen inhabits one of these nests while the others are used by the worker ants to live in and care for the brood. The ants ... The weaver ant competes with other species of ant living among the coconut palms, and is sometimes displaced by the ground- ... The large mandibles have long triangular teeth which cross over one another when the ant is at rest. This ant ranges in colour ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecophylla_longinoda
October 3October 3
Kressa, Karel; Juske, Ants; Peegel, Mari (2009-10-05). "Vladimir Beekmani elutööd on raske üle hinnata". epl.ee (in Estonian). ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_3
Myrmecia nigricepsMyrmecia nigriceps
These ants have excellent vision, having the largest eye lenses and photoreceptors than any other Myrmecia ant. These ants are ... Myrmecia nigriceps, also known as the black-headed bull ant, is a species of ant endemic to Australia. A member of the genus ... With this said, M. nigriceps is commonly known as the black-headed bull ant. The size of worker ants varies from 19 to 23 ... Spiders are known to eat these ants, and echidnas consume the larvae and pupae. Like other Myrmecia species, M. nigriceps ants ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmecia_nigriceps
List of driver deaths in motorsportList of driver deaths in motorsport
"Ants Vaino". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2014-09-14. "Roy Valentine". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2015-04-26. "Achille ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_driver_deaths_in_motorsport
Novomessor albisetosusNovomessor albisetosus
In Mexico, the ant is found in the states of Chihuahua, Durango and Sonora. The ant is less common than N. cockerelli. The ... The ants are aggressive to intruders, especially non-resident N. albisetosus ants and N. cockerelli; Pogonomyrmex badius were ... Novomessor albisetosus, also known as the desert harvester ant, is a species of ant found in the United States and Mexico. A ... The ants are active during the morning and evening but not when it is midday or the middle of the night. They forage for foods ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novomessor_albisetosus
EcitonEciton
There are ant-mimicking staphylinid beetles, shaped like the ants they follow, that run with the swarm, some of them preying on ... Eciton is a New World army ant genus that contains the most familiar species of army ants. The most predominant and well-known ... Such a temporary home is called a "bivouac". In the nomadic phase the ants move their entire colony to a new location nearly ... The colony swarms much more intensely and does so nearly every day, and the ants move to a new location nearly every night. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eciton
Albert MayrAlbert Mayr
"ANTS records". Retrieved 9 November 2012. "Tape for live musicians". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mayr
Ooceraea biroiOoceraea biroi
... , the clonal raider ant, is a queenless clonal ant in the genus Ooceraea (recently transferred from the genus ... rather than many years as is the case for most ant species. M. L. Borowiec (2016). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily ... Clonal raider ants are small, about 2 mm long, but relatively stocky. Like many former cerapachyines, O. biroi is heavily ... Unlike most ants, which have reproductive queens and mostly nonreproductive workers, all individuals in a O. biroi colony ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooceraea_biroi
Antics in the Forbidden ZoneAntics in the Forbidden Zone
Ant, Adam (23 October 1990). "Antics in the Forbidden Zone". Adam-Ant.net. Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni. "Ants Invasion". Metro ... Adam-Ant.net. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Ant, Adam. "Cartrouble". Adam-Ant.net. Swishgrade Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.. ... The collection spans the years 1979 to 1985, including Ant's time as frontman of Adam and the Ants with selections from Dirk ... All tracks are written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, except where noted. Adam Ant - vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, bass ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antics_in_the_Forbidden_Zone
Estonian Students SocietyEstonian Students' Society
Hein, Ants. Maja kui sümbol: Eesti Üliõpilaste Seltsi hoone Tartus. 2007. ISBN 978-9985-9073-3-7 Kõpp, Johan. Eesti Üliõpilaste ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_Students'_Society
Nepenthes bicalcarataNepenthes bicalcarata
Flooding of the ants' nest chamber could result in the demise of the ant colony, particularly the developing eggs, larvae, and ... Conversely, ant-inhabited plants have more leaves and a greater total leaf area, and ant presence is associated with lower ... Swimming ants and pitcher plants: a unique ant-plant interaction from Borneo. Journal of Tropical Ecology 11(4): 589-602. doi: ... It is a myrmecophyte noted for its mutualistic association with a species of ant, Camponotus schmitzi. As an ant-fed plant it ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_bicalcarata
Statistical shape analysisStatistical shape analysis
"stnava/ANTs". GitHub. Retrieved 2015-12-11. Ashburner, John (2007-10-15). "A fast diffeomorphic image registration algorithm". ... is now an important player with existing codes bases organized around ANTS, DARTEL, DEMONS, LDDMM, StationaryLDDMM, and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_shape_analysis
Tuhala Witchs WellTuhala Witch's Well
Ants Talioja. Tuhala radadel. OÜ Kadmirell. Tallinn 2012. Gustav Vilbaste. Loodusvaatleja nr 4/5 september 1936. Special number ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuhala_Witch's_Well
2,3,7) triangle group2,3,7) triangle group
ANTS 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 1423. Springer. pp. 1-47. arXiv:math.NT/0005160. doi:10.1007/BFb0054850. ISBN 978 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(2,3,7)_triangle_group
Tetramorium inquilinumTetramorium inquilinum
The species is unusual for lacking a worker caste, the queens and males living entirely off the care of the pavement ant. It ... The genus name, "Teleutomyrmex", meant "last" or "final" ant. In a 2015 revision of the subfamily Myrmicinae, Philip S. Ward, ... Ward, Philip S.; Brady, Seán G.; Fisher, Brian L.; Schultz, Ted R. (2015). "The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and ... Buschinger, A. (1985). "New records of rare parasitic ants (Hym., Form.) in the French Alps". Insectes Sociaux. 32 (3): 321-324 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetramorium_inquilinum
Michael I. MillerMichael I. Miller
"stnava/ANTs". GitHub. Retrieved 2015-12-11. Ashburner, John (2007-10-15). "A fast diffeomorphic image registration algorithm". ... Codes now exist for diffeomorphic template or atlas mapping, including ANTS, DARTEL, DEMONS, LDDMM, StationaryLDDMM, all ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_I._Miller
Spotted nightjarSpotted nightjar
Prey species include bugs; beetles; moths; winged ants; grasshoppers; locusts; lacewings and mantids. Breeding usually takes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_nightjar
CentipedeCentipede
They form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some such as the African ant Amblyopone pluto, ... Hölldobler, Bert; Wilson, Edward O. (1990). "The specialized predators". The Ants. Harvard University Press. pp. 557-572. ISBN ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
Jaan EinastoJaan Einasto
EINASTO, JAAN; KAASIK, ANTS; SAAR, ENN (26 July 1974). "Dynamic evidence on massive coronas of galaxies". Nature. 250 (5464): ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Einasto
Swarm intelligenceSwarm intelligence
Ant colony optimization (Dorigo 1992)[edit]. Main article: Ant colony optimization. Ant colony optimization (ACO), introduced ... "Planes, Trains and Ant Hills: Computer scientists simulate activity of ants to reduce airline delays". Science Daily. April 1, ... Natural ants lay down pheromones directing each other to resources while exploring their environment. The simulated 'ants' ... Ant-based routing[edit]. The use of swarm intelligence in telecommunication networks has also been researched, in the form of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_Intelligence
Forensic entomologyForensic entomology
Wasps, ants, and bees[edit]. Wasps, ants, and bees (order Hymenoptera) are not necessarily necrophagous. While some feed on the ... Most pests concerned at this time are ants, spiders, crickets, cockroaches, ladybugs, yellowjackets, hornets, mice, and rats. ... The pests most commonly known during dry conditions are scorpions, ants, pillbugs, millipedes, crickets, and spiders. Extreme ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology
Amarna lettersAmarna letters
when an ant is struck..[edit]. "...when an ant is pinched (struck), does it not fight back and bite the hand of the man that ... Some are parables: (EA 252: "...when an ant is pinched (struck), does it not fight back and bite the hand of the man that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarna_letters
SymbiosisSymbiosis
The acacia ant (Pseudomyrmex ferruginea) is an obligate plant ant that protects at least five species of "Acacia" (Vachellia)[a ... Pseudomyrmex ant on bull thorn acacia (Vachellia cornigera) with Beltian bodies that provide the ants with protein[60] ... The acacia ant protects at least 5 species of "Acacia", now all renamed to Vachellia: V. chiapensis, V. collinsii, V. cornigera ... Hölldobler, Bert; Wilson, Edward O. (1990). The ants. Harvard University Press. pp. 532-533. ISBN 0-674-04075-9.. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiont
AspartameAspartame
Ant-killer hoax[edit]. Aspartame has been falsely claimed to have been originally developed as ant poison. The source for this ... will successfully deter ants, and found that ants fed on an aspartame diet "not only survived but thrived".[91] ... Spoof news: FDA certifies Aspartame as ant poison Archived 20 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. TheSpoof.com (12 August ... some even claiming success in eradicating ants with Aspartame or with other sweeteners.[91] Snopes noted that many common, non- ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E951
Exploding animalExploding animal
Ants[edit]. Some insects explode altruistically, at the expense of the individual in defense of its colony; the process is ... Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt, Joanne Settel, Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon& Schuster, New ... Several species of ants, such as Camponotus saundersi in southeast Asia, can explode at will to protect their nests from ... When combat takes a turn for the worse, the ant violently contracts its abdominal muscles to rupture its body and spray poison ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_toad
Hey! A Fire Ant Stung Me! (for Kids) - Nemours KidsHealthHey! A Fire Ant Stung Me! (for Kids) - Nemours KidsHealth
Fire ants think theyre hot stuff. Learn how to handle them in this article for kids. ... A person who gets stung by a fire ant will feel a sharp pain and burning. Someone who steps on a fire ant mound will get a lot ... Whats a Fire Ant?. There are many different types of fire ants, and they are found throughout the southeastern and ... The best way to avoid getting stung by fire ants is to keep your shoes on when playing in areas that could have fire ant mounds ...
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fire-ant.html
Fire Ants | NIOSH | CDCFire Ants | NIOSH | CDC
Now there are five times more ants per acre in the United States than in their native South America. The fire ants that came to ... Imported fire ants first came to the United States around 1930. ... Fire ants may also be found on trees or in water, so always ... Imported fire ants first came to the United States around 1930. Now there are five times more ants per acre in the United ... Workers should take the following steps to prevent fire ant stings and bites:. *Do not disturb or stand on or near ant mounds. ...
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/insects/fireants.html
Ants | National GeographicAnts | National Geographic
Learn how queens, workers, and other ants thrive in common communities. ... Explore the world of the ant-a fascinating and highly social insect. ... About Ants. Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities. More than 10,000 known ant species occur around ... WATCH: "Paramedic" Ants Save the Wounded in Termite Wars Megaponera analis, a small black ant species native to sub-Saharan ...
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/ants/
ants - Scientific...'ants' - Scientific...
Ants run vast honeydew ranches just under our feet. You may know the classic story about how ants and aphids live together in ... Ants Save Their Hides by Floating on Their Childrens Backs. A species of ant escapes floods on a raft made of its babies ... Aphids feed ants their excess sugars in the form of honeydew, and in return ants protect the aphids against predators and carry ... Ants Abound in Manhattans Slivers of Green. Ants-theyre everywhere. Charging across your picnic blanket, sneaking into your ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/tag/ants/
ants | Popular Scienceants | Popular Science
Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Popular Science may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site.. Copyright © 2020 Popular Science. A Bonnier Corporation Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. ...
https://www.popsci.com/tags/ants/
ANT (network) - WikipediaANT (network) - Wikipedia
ANT uses adaptive isochronous transmission[6] to allow many ANT devices to communicate concurrently without interference from ... ANT uses an adaptive isochronous network technology to ensure coexistence with other ANT devices. This scheme provides the ... As of April 2019, the ANT website lists over 170 brands using ANT technology.[3] ... "Directory - THIS IS ANT". www.thisisant.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.. *^ a b "Nordic Semiconductor figures for nRF24AP1". ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANT_
Crazy Rasberry Ants | Popular ScienceCrazy Rasberry Ants | Popular Science
The ant has quickly become a nuisance both to the local ecology and to the people living with them. They are omivorous and will ... Houston is home to a new invasive species of ant, thought to have arrived via a container ship in 2002. The as-of-yet ... unidentified species is colloquially referred to as the crazy rasberry ant for its erratic foraging habits, appearing to dart ... First came the killer bees and now comes the crazy ants. ... Crazy Rasberry Ants. An unknown species of ant is wrecking ...
https://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-05/crazy-rasberry-ants/
Leafcutter Ants- Enchanted Learning SoftwareLeafcutter Ants- Enchanted Learning Software
Leafcutter ants are species of ants that are fungus farmers -- they cultivate (grow) their own food, a type of fungus, in ... LEAFCUTTER ANTS. Animal Printouts. Label Me! Printouts Leafcutter ants are species of ants that are fungus farmers -- they ... This fungus is the crop that these ants eat; the ants do not eat the leaves. Habitat and Range: Leafcutter ants live in ... Fertilized eggs produce female ants (queens, workers, or soldiers); unfertilized eggs produce male ants. *Egg: Ant eggs are ...
https://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/ant/leafcutter.shtml
School of Ants - Scientific AmericanSchool of Ants - Scientific American
North Carolina State Universitys School of Ants project is a citizen-scientist driven study of the ants that live in urban ... The maps created with these data are telling the researchers quite a lot about native and introduced ants in cities, not just ... When you have collected your sample you then send the kit back to the School of Ants researchers. ... In the meantime, NCSU researchers are sorting and identifying the ants in all of these samples. ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/ncsu-school-of-ants/
Ants, autism and technology | ComputerworldAnts, autism and technology | Computerworld
Anthes looks at what researchers are learning from ants, and how computer scientists can develop better technology by studying ... are learning from ant brains. Theres a growing field in computer science that deals with "agent-swarm" or "ant-swarm" ... Wander randomly, but with a preference for the direction of ant pheromones (scents laid down by ants passing along the same ... He says the ants (which you can see at www.cs.cmu.edu/~trb) amount to a usable "library" of logic. "It takes two scientists to ...
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2582907/ants--autism-and-technology.html
Fire ants: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaFire ants: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
A sting from a fire ant delivers a harmful substance, called venom, into your skin. ... Fire ants are red-colored insects. A sting from a fire ant delivers a harmful substance, called venom, into your skin. ... DO NOT use it to treat or manage an actual fire ant sting. If you or someone you are with has an exposure, call your local ... Fire ants build dirt nests that form mounds, usually in open, grassy settings. They are typically found in the southern United ...
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002843.htm
ant | Infopleaseant | Infoplease
Like most members of the order, ants have a wasp waist, that is, the front part of the abdomen forms a narrow stalk, ... Some ants have stings, and some can spray poison from the end of the abdomen. Most ants are black, brown, red, or yellow. ... ant, any of the 2,500 insect species constituting the family Formicidae of the order Hymenoptera, to which the bee and the wasp ... Like most members of the order, ants have a wasp waist,. that is, the front part of the abdomen forms a narrow stalk, called ...
https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/ecology/animals/invertebrates/ant
Ants More Aggressive When in GangsAnts More Aggressive When in Gangs
The same is true in the ant world. ... The same is true in the ant world.. A new study shows ants are ... On the other hand, ants raised in a highly populated environment were more aggressive in fights. Because F. xerophila ants are ... Some F. xerophila ants tending aphids on a cottonwood tree.. Credit: Colby Tanner, University of Utah. Whether in a bar or on ... The assertive behavior of ants used to being in large groups could also serve as a signal to opponents-a way for this species, ...
https://www.livescience.com/913-ants-aggressive-gangs.html
RAIN FOREST THREAT: ANTS - Orlando SentinelRAIN FOREST THREAT: ANTS - Orlando Sentinel
The ants prey indirectly on trees rather than directly on other insects. The research, conducted in Peru and Borneo, shows that ... the ants eat mostly honeydew, a sweet liquid made from the... ... A new study confirms that some rain forest ants are actually ... A new study confirms that some rain forest ants are actually herbivores, not carnivores as previously thought. The ants prey ... With so many ants in the rain forest, other insects are forced to suck trees dry to feed them, writes a team of scientists led ...
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170076-story.html
Farmer Ants Fertilize Their Gardens With Bacteria | WIREDFarmer Ants Fertilize Their Gardens With Bacteria | WIRED
... which the ants use like fertilizer. By farming with microbes that pull nitrogen from the air, the ants thrive in nitrogen-poor ... leafcutter ants are one of Earths most successful species - and one secret of their agricultural success is bacteria, ... Farmer Ants Fertilize Their Gardens With Bacteria. Thanks to their vast underground fungus farms, leafcutter ants are one of ... A star of rain forest documentaries, leafcutter ants are one of about 250 ant species that subsist on farmed fungus. Most of ...
https://www.wired.com/2009/11/ant-gardening/
Parasitic butterflies fool ants with smell | New ScientistParasitic butterflies fool ants with smell | New Scientist
A beautiful butterfly is able to trick ants into rearing its young by masking them with the ants own scent - but the ant is ... A beautiful butterfly is able to fool ants into rearing its young by masking them with the ants own smell, say researchers. ... The ants might believe they have a really good larva of their own here and therefore should feed it extra," says Nash. ... The butterflys success may even have depleted one population of Myrmica ant, known as Myrmica rubra. And there are signs that ...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13139-parasitic-butterflies-fool-ants-with-smell/
Ants | MetroAnts | Metro
But ants can also come inside searching for food. ... Ants are good for the garden - they till the soil, eat pests ... Ants. Ants are good for the garden - they till the soil, eat pests and provide food for birds. But ants can also come inside ... What kind of ants do you have?. Big and black or black and red: carpenter ants.. Tiny and dark brown: nuisance ants. ... Wipe ants up with a soapy rag. Soap kills ants and also washes away the chemical markers they leave behind to guide other ants ...
https://www.oregonmetro.gov/tools-living/healthy-home/pest-control/ants
Why Ants Rule the World | Live ScienceWhy Ants Rule the World | Live Science
Some ants fight for nourishment. Thick antennae on the heads of army ants withstand battles against other ants. Trap-jaw ants, ... Ants of the World. Some 20,000 ant species crawl the world. In this new Image Gallery, see a few of them, from photographer and ... "It causes the ants to flip out," Wild said. "Its a cue for ants to grab their larvae and run below ground to safety. Defenders ... While some ants hunt in parties, the Australian bulldog ant hunts in simple solitude, using its big eyes as opposed to ...
https://www.livescience.com/747-ants-rule-world.html
Elephants Afraid Of Ants | Care2 Healthy LivingElephants Afraid Of Ants | Care2 Healthy Living
Respect for the ants. Are you afraid, fearful about ant bites? All you have to do is avoid the ants. You learned the lesson. So ... These trees not only harbor ants, they have nectaries which attract ants with their sweetness. The ants and whistling-thorn ... Acacia branches with ants were ignored by the elephants. The reason for ignoring the branches with ants, was that the elephants ... This type of tree is protected by acacia ants.. Scientists set up a test where elephants were given various acacia material to ...
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/elephants-afraid-of-ants.html
Ants spread collective immunity through contact | ScienceBlogsAnts spread collective immunity through contact | ScienceBlogs
Its a weird scenario, but not if you were an ant. ... This carpenter ant (genus Campanotus), and the bullet ant in ... Even though the ants can detect live spores, the five workers spent as much time in contact with the sixth ant in all ... Its a weird scenario, but not if you were an ant.. With their large colonies and intense co-operation, ants are some of the ... Line Ugelvig and Sylvia Cremer looked at how ants deal with infections by setting up groups of garden ants (Lasius neglectus) ...
https://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/17/ants-spread-collective-immunity-through-contact
Daytime bites for zombie ants | Science NewsDaytime bites for zombie ants | Science News
Daytime bites for zombie ants. Final death grip for the living dead of the insect world comes at midday ...
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/daytime-bites-zombie-ants
What Kinds of Ants Eat Wood? | eHowWhat Kinds of Ants Eat Wood? | eHow
Common Carpenter Ants. The most common wood-nesting ants are called carpenter ants and come from the genus Camponotus. ... A third problem ant is C. clarithorax. This ant is smaller than the other two and is typically yellow and black. All three are ... Carpenter ants leave smooth tunnels inside dead wood. (Image: Hemera Technologies/Photos.com/Getty Images). Contrary to popular ... Carpenter ants have large jaws for chewing through wood. According to entomologists at Texas A&M they prefer moist or rotted ...
https://www.ehow.com/info_8345452_kinds-ants-eat-wood.html
New Ants from New EnglandNew Ants from New England
William Morton Wheeler, "New Ants from New England," Psyche, vol. 13, no. 2-3, pp. 38-41, 1906. doi:10.1155/1906/237150 ...
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/1906/237150/cta/
Ants, grasshoppers and God - WNDAnts, grasshoppers and God - WND
He simply does not have a work ethic to match the Ants. Not only does the Grasshopper expect the Ant to help, but he refuses ... Certainly Jesus died for both the Ants and the Grasshoppers of this world. Not one single one of us - Ants or Grasshoppers - ... if he loved the Ant as himself, would get busy and store his own food so as not to be a burden to the poor hard-working Ant ... "Go to the ant, you sluggard;. consider its ways and be wise!. …it stores its provisions in summer. and gathers its food at ...
https://www.wnd.com/2010/01/123529/
ants - Knowledgebase Question - Garden.organts - Knowledgebase Question - Garden.org
If the ants are attracted to peanut butter, use that for your bait rather than jelly. If you find many dead ants around the ... Ant hills in flowerbeds and lawn areas can become a nuisance, however, as can ants that come indoors when foraging for food, ... The trick is to not kill the ants at the bait station, but to get the ants to carry the boric acid back to the nest, poisoning ... Place the bait jar on its side where the ants will come in contact with it. If the ants are unable to gain footing on the jar ...
https://garden.org/frogs/view/78835/
Ants and Schools | Managing Pests in Schools | US EPAAnts and Schools | Managing Pests in Schools | US EPA
Ants are insects of the family formicidae. Like some types of termites, bees and wasps, ants are social insects and live in ... Southern Fire Ants.. When fire ants bite, they inject formic acid into the skin, which can cause welts and allergic reactions, ... School IPM for Tramp Ants Exit- Offers ways to identify and control tramp ants. Also provides general information and ways to ... School IPM for Fire Ants Exit- Information about ways to identify and control fire ants. Also provides general information and ...
https://www.epa.gov/managing-pests-schools/ants-and-schools
Science: Fire ants deceived by killer wasps | New ScientistScience: Fire ants deceived by killer wasps | New Scientist
attach themselves to unsuspecting fire ants while the ants are foraging. for food. The ants unwittingly carry them back to the ... skin, of the wasps and ants. Vander Meer likens the nest odour to a fingerprint.. He says that no two colonies of ants will ... to feed on the ant brood. Once it has consumed an ant pupa, the wasp leaves. the nest to mate and lay eggs. ... Eventually, the wasp larva is transferred to the developing ants, known. as the brood. It burrows into an ant larva, and goes ...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12617153-000-science-fire-ants-deceived-by-killer-wasps/
Climate Change Made Zombie Ants Even More Cunning | WIREDClimate Change Made Zombie Ants Even More Cunning | WIRED
The parasitic fungus that drives ants to sabotage their own colonies has adapted to zombify their quarry better in different ... Plus, the ants hibernate in the winter anyway. Even if the fungus shot spores, thered be no ants to infect-theyll all ... Same goes for zombie ants in the southern United States. By ordering the ant to lock onto a twig, the fungus helps ensure it ... Climate Change Made Zombie Ants Even More Cunning. The parasitic fungus that drives ants to sabotage their own colonies has ...
https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-made-zombie-ants-even-more-cunning/
ant-man | Yahoo Answersant-man | Yahoo Answers
Some data:. escape velocity. -Mars 5083 m/s. -Titan 2644 m/s. molecular speed(N2). -Mars 440 m/s. -Titan 289 m/s. escape velocity/molecular speed(N2). -Mars 11.55. -Titan 9.15. It says to me that Mars is more able than Titan to have an atmosphere, so why has Titan much more atmosphere than Mars?. Solar wind isnt an excuse for us because of Venus example. So whats the reason why Mars had a good atmoshere in the past? ...
https://answers.yahoo.com/activity/questions?show=Lk6FPjtbaa
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Check out the latest Ant McPartlin photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten ...
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  • Ant communities are headed by a queen or queens, whose function in life is to lay thousands of eggs that will ensure the survival of the colony. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Most of the ants in a colony are workers. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Soldiers - Soldiers are large workers (sterile females) who defend the colony and defend the lines of ants that are collecting leaves. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Tucker Balch, a robotics researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, has an ant colony in his office. (computerworld.com)
  • Now, imagine you're writing software to control the food-gathering behavior of a 1,000-member ant colony. (computerworld.com)
  • The trick is to not kill the ants at the bait station, but to get the ants to carry the boric acid back to the nest, poisoning the members of the colony that never leave the nest. (garden.org)
  • The scientists found that 'fingerprints' of both the ant colony and the wasp larvae inside it are identical. (newscientist.com)
  • The damage the wasp does to a fire ant colony is not significant enough to make it an effective control. (newscientist.com)
  • The entire colony, foragers and homebound workers combined, consists of as many as 20 million sterile females -- all daughters of the thumb-sized mother queen, the largest ant known in the world. (bloomberg.com)
  • Instead, the older ants in the colony were found to exclusively carry the leaves cut by their young counterparts. (treehugger.com)
  • STANFORD - An individual ant is not very bright, but ants in a colony, operating as a collective, do remarkable things. (stanford.edu)
  • No one gives orders in an ant colony, yet each ant decides what to do next. (stanford.edu)
  • When the colony discovers a new source of food, an ant doing housekeeping duty may suddenly become a forager. (stanford.edu)
  • Since no one is in charge of an ant colony - including the misnamed "queen," which is simply a breeder - how does each ant decide what to do? (stanford.edu)
  • The best possible way for ants to find everything - if you think of the colony as an individual that is trying to do this - is to have an ant everywhere all the time, because if it doesn't happen close to an ant, they're not going to know about it. (stanford.edu)
  • Of course, there are not enough ants in the colony to do that, so somehow the ants have to move around in a pattern that allows them to cover space efficiently. (stanford.edu)
  • Keeping in mind that no one is in charge of a colony and that there is no central plan, how do the ants adjust their reconnaissance if their territory expands or shrinks? (stanford.edu)
  • This enables the ant colony to quickly find the shortest route. (answersingenesis.org)
  • She then lays her eggs, which are cared for by the colony ants. (answersingenesis.org)
  • As the parasitic eggs hatch and the new queen's ants become more abundant, they capture the larvae of the original colony and use them as slaves when they hatch. (answersingenesis.org)
  • It's a favorite among homeowners, including people on our staff who deal with a multitude of Texas ants, because it's simple to use and can eliminate the whole colony. (nytimes.com)
  • In this case, an ant colony provides an opportunity to observe the insects' behavior at close range. (gardenguides.com)
  • As the aphid colony builds the ants become more abundant traversing up the dahlia's stems. (gardenguides.com)
  • If the aphid colony is prolific then the ants take up residence and will often build an ant mound nest in the dirt at the base of the dahlia to easily access the honeydew. (gardenguides.com)
  • To eradicate the ants control must be gained over the aphid colony. (gardenguides.com)
  • The ants that you see flying however are the youngest ants in the colony, as they age they lose their wings and thus lose the ability to fly. (infobarrel.com)
  • Building on former findings on deterministic chaotic activities of single ants, we uncovered that the transition from chaotic to periodic regimes results from an optimization scheme of the self-organization of such an animal colony. (pnas.org)
  • When young insects join the collective to forage with old and middle-aged ants, it benefits the whole colony in the long run. (pnas.org)
  • Another common management technique is baiting, where the ants take food mixed with insecticides back to their colony and then expose other ants to the toxins. (eurekalert.org)
  • That's what a group of scientists at McGill University thought when they ran into a colony of ants on Long Island. (enn.com)
  • A colony of ants known as Pheidole morrisi (more commonly called big-headed ants) had members we call soldiers with really outsized heads and bodies. (enn.com)
  • Because of their complex colony-level behaviors, ants serve as model organisms for the highly visible disciplines of behavioral ecology and sociobiology, particularly in studies focused on the dynamics of kin selection, within-colony conflicts of interest, caste differentiation, and division of labor. (pnas.org)
  • Colony budding,' as it's called, takes place when a group of ants, along with the queen, moves from the original colony and sets up a new one close by. (cbc.ca)
  • Or as an illustration of the power and possibility inherent in complex self-organizing system s: an ant colony , your brain , your body , the universe . (everything2.com)
  • But the pepper and oils in this cocktail will leach into the areas surrounding that deep hole, making it totally unsuitable for an ant colony. (creators.com)
  • The remaining sections (not yet developed) will describe further variations on the basic pattern, including mandibles specialized for prey capture, mandibular variation within a colony (allometric growth and caste systems, for example in the army ants), and mandibles specialized for warfare. (tolweb.org)
  • Rather, the fungus leads ants to their deaths along the outskirts of the colony, creating a "sniper's alley" where the corpses can discreetly spread deadly fungal spores, new research shows. (yahoo.com)
  • After the ant latches onto the underside of a leaf and dies, the fungus sprouts a long stalk from the ant's cadaver with spores that rain down on the forest floor and infect new ants from the colony that are out on foraging trips. (yahoo.com)
  • It's easier for the fungus to attack outside the colony, because ants are social animals and band together to limit the spread of a disease. (yahoo.com)
  • The researchers said they found an average of 14.5 fungus-infected ant cadavers per month per colony. (yahoo.com)
  • If I am observing an ant colony, and there are hundreds of ants doing things at the same time, I have a very limited view of that. (edge.org)
  • Some of the models and the understanding that we get from how these groups function-we are all familiar with the dramatic collective patterns exhibited by schools of fish or flocks of birds-and the way we can take these systems-like an ant colony-apart to see how they really function gives us deep insights. (edge.org)
  • And what we find remarkable is, when we actually look at the algorithms used by, say, an ant colony, or used by a school of fish, when making collective decisions, at a certain level of description, the types of algorithms they use are also the types of algorithms we now know humans use in the visual system, for example, to make decisions about what we are seeing. (edge.org)
  • It will scrutinise the sweet, go back, and then it will recruit an army of ants, who will carry the food back to their colony! (tribuneindia.com)
  • You can kill flying ants on sight or by attacking the colony they come from directly. (wikihow.com)
  • When army ants of the genus Eciton gather food in the Amazon, primarily by pillaging other insect colonies, they form living bridges to make the route to and from their own colony as straight as possible. (popularmechanics.com)
  • Biologists from University of Arizona reported that the large no. of "workers" that make up an ant colony spent the vast majority of their day engaging in one task: doing absolutely nothing. (sify.com)
  • When the colony loses workers, it makes sense to replace them with those ants that are not already busy pursuing other tasks. (sify.com)
  • These ants become slaves when workers from the slave-making ant colony attack the nests of the host species Temnothorax longispinosus , kill the adult ants, and steal the brood. (scienceblog.com)
  • Exterminate carpenter ants by locating and destroying the satellite colony, addressing moisture issues, changing damaged or rotten wood and destroying the parent nest, according to the University of Minnesota. (reference.com)
  • Use indoors, outdoors or anywhere ants are a problem to kill the queen and destroy the colony. (ebay.com)
  • But what makes this most spectacular, to me, is that instead of using plaster casts, which broke apart easily and allowed one to count the ants inside, Walter Tschinkel now uses molten metals -- either zinc or aluminum -- to cast the entire colony at once, incinerating the ants and creating one, single metal structure that can be dug up completely intact! (scienceblogs.com)
  • In the ant colony, these peptides exhibit a defensive role against microbial pathogens arising from prey introduction and/or ingestion [ PMID: 11279030 ]. (ebi.ac.uk)
  • Depending on the species of ant, an ant colony may have up to millions of ants living together. (ehow.co.uk)
  • this is necessary, considering the sheer number of ants that can inhabit a single colony. (ehow.co.uk)
  • The ants in a colony are the queen, the workers and the males. (ehow.co.uk)
  • The only time the ant queen produces male ants is when the time comes to establish a new colony or during mating season. (ehow.co.uk)
  • An ant colony may survive for the duration of the lifetime of the worker ants. (ehow.co.uk)
  • Even though ants are social by nature, they are only sociable to members of their own colony. (ehow.co.uk)
  • An ant from another colony with a different smell that tries to enter their colony is viewed as an intruder and attacked. (ehow.co.uk)
  • Szymanski is part of a team of European researchers developing tiny autonomous robots that can co-operate to perform different tasks, much like termites, ants or bees forage collaboratively for food, build nests and work together for the greater good of the colony. (innovations-report.com)
  • Just as ants may observe what other ants nearby are doing, follow a specific individual, or leave behind a chemical trail in order to transmit information to the colony, the I-SWARM team's robots are able to communicate with each other and sense their environment. (innovations-report.com)
  • Three main castes cooperate to carry out the various biological roles within an ant colony. (missouri.edu)
  • Queen ants lay eggs while workers take care of the eggs and larvae, build and defend the nest and locate food to maintain the colony. (missouri.edu)
  • The immature stages in an ant colony include eggs, larvae and pupae. (missouri.edu)
  • Most individuals in an ant colony are wingless female workers. (missouri.edu)
  • Depending on the species, an ant colony has either a single queen or multiple queens. (missouri.edu)
  • Every ant works on the project independently, and the swarm ends up building extensive and complex living quarters for the colony. (bpnews.net)
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  • Red imported fire ants' nests can be found on lawns, in parks, on playgrounds, in fields, and in pastures. (kidshealth.org)
  • Some red imported fire ants create nests in walls of buildings. (kidshealth.org)
  • Megaponera analis, a small black ant species native to sub-Saharan Africa, wages war on termite nests. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The leafcutter ants carry the leaf pieces back to their underground nests where the leaves are chewed into a pulp. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Following these few simple rules, ants over time will find the shortest route to food and will efficiently return it to their nests. (computerworld.com)
  • Fire ants build dirt nests that form mounds, usually in open, grassy settings. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The butterfly's caterpillars begin life feeding off a plant, then, still as caterpillars, they drop to the ground where they wait to be picked up by passing Myrmica ants, who take them back to their nests. (newscientist.com)
  • Contrary to popular belief ants don't eat wood but they do burrow into it to make nests. (ehow.com)
  • Though damage is usually not extensive, since the ants don't eat the wood, the nests can occasionally threaten the structural integrity of trees and homes. (ehow.com)
  • Ant hills in flowerbeds and lawn areas can become a nuisance, however, as can ants that come indoors when foraging for food, returning to outdoor nests. (garden.org)
  • Orasema) can mimic the smell of fire ants, enabling it to survive in their nests and eat the larvae. (newscientist.com)
  • At first, the infected ants go about their normal business, residing in their nests, interacting with other ants, and even feeding. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The spitting spider found in the Phillipines eats jumping spiders, which prompts the jumping spiders to build homes near weaver ant nests. (reference.com)
  • Wheeleriella santschii is a parasite in the nests of Monomorium salomonis , the most common ant of northern Africa. (britannica.com)
  • Most ants live in nests, which may be located in the ground or under a rock or built above ground and made of twigs, sand, or gravel. (britannica.com)
  • army ants Army ants ( Eciton ) do not build nests. (britannica.com)
  • Like all of its descendants, the ancestral ant was almost certainly eusocial, with colonies made up of small bands of hunter-gatherers living in simple temporary nests in the soil. (pnas.org)
  • Fire ants like moist environments and often establish nests inside decaying logs, in soil, under rocks or debris, and even in potted plants. (cbc.ca)
  • European fire ants establish their nests in the root zone of vegetation. (cbc.ca)
  • Like other social insects, ants construct often elaborate nests, using their mandibles to dig into dirt or wood, and then again to carry the debris away. (tolweb.org)
  • In the new study, published yesterday (Aug. 18) in the journal PLOS ONE , scientists working at a research station in Brazil put infected ant corpses inside of several nests. (yahoo.com)
  • What's more, healthy ants removed most of corpses from the nests after several days. (yahoo.com)
  • Hughes and colleagues also recorded the exact locations of fungus-infected ant corpses in relation to the ants' foraging trails around four different nests. (yahoo.com)
  • Ants that are held as slaves in nests of other ant species damage their oppressors through acts of sabotage. (scienceblog.com)
  • In Ohio, the survival chances of the American slave-making ant was a bit higher at 58%, but this figure is still well below the survival rate of 85% for host pupae in their own free-living nests. (scienceblog.com)
  • Their nests are typically hidden in hollow doors, wall spaces, ceilings or attics.Tape the lens of a flashlight with red film when following the ants, as the insects cannot see red light. (reference.com)
  • and pouring boiling water down ants' nests couldn't have helped. (halfbakery.com)
Colonies29
  • Red imported fire ants live in colonies that first nest in the ground, and then create a mound of dirt over the nest. (kidshealth.org)
  • Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not have permanent homes, instead seeking out food for their enormous colonies during periods of migration. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • These common social insects live in huge underground colonies (large groups of related ants) of up to many millions of ants. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Currie's team investigated the mystery of where the ants were getting their extra nitrogen by raising leafcutter colonies in airtight boxes. (wired.com)
  • It's entirely possible that nitrogen-fixing bacteria played a critical role in the evolution of this very different group of ants, with their giant colonies and massive effects on the environment,' said Ted Schultz, a Smithsonian Institute entomologist who was not involved in the study. (wired.com)
  • Caterpillars of the alcon blue butterfly have developed an outer coat that tricks ants into believing the young are its own, duping the ants into carrying the larvae back to their colonies to care for. (newscientist.com)
  • In contrast, ants from colonies that are often parasitised have evolved a much greater diversity in their chemical signatures. (newscientist.com)
  • With their large colonies and intense co-operation, ants are some of the most successful animals on the planet. (scienceblogs.com)
  • 2007. Social prophylaxis: group interaction promotes collective immunity in ant colonies. (scienceblogs.com)
  • They enter houses in search of nesting sites or moisture and can set up colonies of thousands of ants. (ehow.com)
  • If you have ant colonies that you wish to control, there are several things you can do. (garden.org)
  • Boric acid baits can eliminate some ant colonies in about one week. (garden.org)
  • Like some types of termites, bees and wasps, ants are social insects and live in colonies made up of thousands of members. (epa.gov)
  • He says that no two colonies of ants will generate the same chemical signature. (newscientist.com)
  • The parasitic fungus that drives ants to sabotage their own colonies has adapted to zombify their quarry better in different climates. (wired.com)
  • The outcome of that earlier study was that ants from the city were more tolerant of heat than rural ants living in colonies about five degrees Fahrenheit cooler--an adaptation that would have arisen only over the last century as the city became urbanized and warmer due to the heat island effect. (eurekalert.org)
  • Ant , (family Formicidae), any of approximately 10,000 species of insects (order Hymenoptera ) that are social in habit and live together in organized colonies. (britannica.com)
  • earthquake prediction: ant behaviour A scientist hoping one day to predict earthquakes by observing ants in colonies situated on geological fault lines. (britannica.com)
  • We have studied the foraging behavior of group animals that live in fixed colonies (especially ants) as an important problem in ecology. (pnas.org)
  • Both experimental data analysis and mathematical modeling on the foraging behavior of group animals (especially ant colonies) have recently captured much attention due to the high level of self-organizing structures that emerge at the collective level ( 1 ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ - 5 ). (pnas.org)
  • Colonies of ants have a structured workforce where individuals have specialized responsibilities, though how this caste-based system is regulated at the molecular level has not been fully understood. (eurekalert.org)
  • All ants are eusocial, that is, they live in colonies in which a wingless neuter daughter caste cooperates to raise subsequent generations of their mother queen's offspring. (pnas.org)
  • Route memories alone can trigger 'trapping' of ant colonies in suboptimal exploitation of established but poorer-quality food sources, even when pheromone trails are removed. (biologists.org)
  • This presumably reduces the strength of the parasites in the area and thereby increases the chances of survival for the neighboring colonies populated by the slave ants' relatives. (scienceblog.com)
  • While the host ants in New York are very aggressive and often successfully thwart slave raid attempts, the hosts in West Virginia profit more from the slave rebellion behavior because, as genetic analyses have shown, the neighboring colonies are more often close relatives to the rebelling slaves. (scienceblog.com)
  • As it's rainforest, the colonies have to defend themselves against very aggressive arboreal ant species. (earthtimes.org)
  • Florida State professor Walter Tschinkel has been studying the structure of ant colonies for a long time, and has taken castings of the entire underground structures of them! (scienceblogs.com)
  • Ants are very social and live in large colonies. (ehow.co.uk)
  • The worker ants in ant colonies are wingless and sterile female ants. (ehow.co.uk)
Insects33
  • Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Enthusiastically social insects, ants typically live in structured nest communities that may be located underground, in ground-level mounds, or in trees. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Class Insecta (insects), Order Hymenoptera (ants and wasps - insects with a waist), Family Formicidae (all ants), Tribe Attini (leafcutter ants), about 39 species. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Fire ants are red-colored insects. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The ants prey indirectly on trees rather than directly on other insects. (orlandosentinel.com)
  • With so many ants in the rain forest, other insects are forced to suck trees dry to feed them, writes a team of scientists led by Diane Davidson of the University of Utah . (orlandosentinel.com)
  • Carpenter ants are omnivorous and will eat other insects, nectar or even the honeydew excreted by nectar-feeding insects. (ehow.com)
  • Ants are insects of the family formicidae . (epa.gov)
  • The USDA is also testing poison baits, fungal pathogens and lures based on fire ant pheremones to fight the insects. (newscientist.com)
  • Both wasps and ants visited 45 of the 48 stations, and the cameras recorded 1,295 interactions between the insects. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The team argues that the acid defense may be why the wasps 'ant drop' rather than just killing the smaller insects outright. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Researchers believe that this ability to shift jobs and remain a productive member of ant society has led to a longer lifespan among them compared to those insects that live alone. (treehugger.com)
  • The parasite hijacks the ants' nervous systems, causing the insects to perform abnormal-and oddly specific-behaviors that help the fungus reproduce. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • And while scientists are still not 100% sure why plants make EFN, they are probably there for ants and other predatory insects like ladybugs. (uwm.edu)
  • Some species of spiders do eat ants and some, like the Euryopis superba, prefer ants over other insects. (reference.com)
  • Some jumping spiders eat plant nectar and may consume ants or other insects that might harm the plant. (reference.com)
  • The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that protects them from desiccation and enables them to exchange information, in social insects, for instance, to differentiate between enemies and nestmates. (uni-mainz.de)
  • The army ants of tropical America ( Eciton ), for example, travel in columns, eating insects and other invertebrates along the way. (britannica.com)
  • Ants are attracted to aphids because the insects produce a substance that ants love to consume. (gardenguides.com)
  • If you are unable to determine from inspecting the insects that you capture whether you have termites or ants, then you should have a professional exterminator come by and take look for you. (infobarrel.com)
  • With luck you will find that the insects buzzing around your home are merely flying ants so that you may enjoy watching them flit around your property. (infobarrel.com)
  • When the hairs of the plant are wet, the ants' adhesive pads essentially aquaplane on the surface, making the insects lose grip and slip into the bowl of the pitcher. (cam.ac.uk)
  • By applying compounds that cause epigenetic changes to ants, researchers were able to change the insects' behavior. (eurekalert.org)
  • The ants forage together in the millions and devour so many insects that bird populations are being driven elsewhere to look for food. (coasttocoastam.com)
  • Mandibles ('jaws') are a crucial tool for many insects, but perhaps in no insect group are they more highly utilized than in the ants (Formicidae). (tolweb.org)
  • Like most insects, ants lack grasping forelegs (such as those found in the Mantodea and Mantispidae) and compensate for this by using their mandibles as 'hands. (tolweb.org)
  • In contrast with most other social insects, however, ants have a system of cooperative brood care in which eggs and larvae are directly handled by attending workers. (tolweb.org)
  • In the millions of years that ants have crawled the earth, they have become some of the most fascinating and amazing insects. (readinga-z.com)
  • To understand why it's so important to differentiate between two pungent odors, it's helpful to understand why scent is so important to social insects like the ant in the first place. (newsobserver.com)
  • Ants are social insects. (missouri.edu)
  • The social behavior of ants has enabled them to become one of the most successful and abundant groups of insects. (missouri.edu)
  • Homeowners and pest-management professions commonly consider ants to be the most common and difficult insects to manage. (missouri.edu)
  • Often ants guard these insects as they feed on plant leaves, stems or roots in order to have unlimited access to the honeydew they produce. (missouri.edu)
Larvae16
  • It had been suggested that the ants mistake the caterpillars for one of their own larvae because their waxy waterproof coating carry similar chemicals. (newscientist.com)
  • Back in 2000, the researchers discovered that when they took an alcon butterfly larvae and introduced it into an ant population that was not normally parasitised, the caterpillars had a higher survival rate. (newscientist.com)
  • We have now sampled larvae of ants from parasitised populations and other populations where alcon butterflies have never been recorded," Nash told New Scientist . (newscientist.com)
  • Line Ugelvig and Sylvia Cremer looked at how ants deal with infections by setting up groups of garden ants (Lasius neglectus) including five workers and three larvae in a separate chamber. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Orasema, however, has developed a method of entering the nest, eating the ant larvae, and escaping unharmed. (newscientist.com)
  • The larvae then attach themselves to unsuspecting fire ants while the ants are foraging for food. (newscientist.com)
  • A new study shows that ant pupae-a stage between larvae and adult- can communicate via sound , and that this communication can be crucial to their survival. (slashdot.org)
  • Different foods are given to them when they are larvae, which triggers hormones that determine which caste the ant grows up to be. (enn.com)
  • The Ant-lion is also know as a " doodlebug ", the larvae of the ant-lion preys on ant s and other insect s by building pits in sand that they are unable to escape from. (everything2.com)
  • As Susanne Foitzik and her work group have shown, the enslaved worker ants feed and clean the larvae, thereby raising the offspring of their social parasite - but only up to a certain point. (scienceblog.com)
  • The only way they could survive is if the queen left behind some female larvae which could be nourished by the workers, so as to become a fertile queen ant. (ehow.co.uk)
  • After the ants hatch into larvae, they only have between seven to 10 days before their fate is sealed. (ehow.co.uk)
  • Most all of the eggs produced by ant queens are fertilized, hatch into female larvae and later develop into wingless workers. (missouri.edu)
  • Ant larvae are legless, grub-like and helpless. (missouri.edu)
  • Unlike worker ants, larvae can consume solid food particles. (missouri.edu)
  • When the food is solid, the ants transport it back to the nest, where larvae convert it to liquid and then feed it back to workers. (missouri.edu)
Behavior22
  • Rather than relying on complex, centralized logic, systems that mimic ant behavior use many small, autonomous software agents. (computerworld.com)
  • You could write a hugely complex piece of software that would centrally direct the behavior of every ant over time, trying to allow for every possible interaction and contingency. (computerworld.com)
  • The assertive behavior of ants used to being in large groups could also serve as a signal to opponents-a way for this species, which is not particularly adept at fighting alone, to indicate there are more of them around, he says. (livescience.com)
  • Ant Acid Behind Wasp Behavior? (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Most of the time, the wasps' ant-dropping behavior was unprovoked, with ants being simply grabbed and flown away. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The wasps' ant-dropping behavior is described in a study published online March 30 by the journal Current Biology . (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The incredible thing though, is according to wikipedia: "The changes in the behavior of the infected ants are very specific and tuned for the benefit of the fungus. (slashdot.org)
  • That is pretty damn specific, amazing so simple an organism can induce behavior that complex in an ant. (slashdot.org)
  • This kind of undirected behavior is not unique to ants, Gordon said. (stanford.edu)
  • The Argentine ants in her lab also are being studied to help her understand how they change behavior as the size of the space they are exploring varies. (stanford.edu)
  • As an important outcome, the foraging behavior of ants is not represented by random, but rather by deterministic walks, in a random environment: Ants use their intelligence and experience to navigate. (pnas.org)
  • The study of the foraging behavior of group animals (especially ants) is of practical ecological importance, but it also contributes to the development of widely applicable optimization problem-solving techniques. (pnas.org)
  • However, the influences of the nest, ants' physical abilities, and ants' knowledge (or experience) on foraging behavior have received relatively little attention in studies of the collective behavior of ants. (pnas.org)
  • Researchers Shelley Berger and Daniel Simola describe how they used epigenetics to change the behavior of ants. (eurekalert.org)
  • To test the effects of H3K27ac, Simola and colleagues fed minor ants a compound that increases acetylation of H3K27ac, noting a subsequent increase in foraging behavior. (eurekalert.org)
  • They noticed a significant increase in foraging behavior in these major ants. (eurekalert.org)
  • Interestingly, these pharmacological treatments were effective only for very young majors, implying that the epigenetic landscape regulating worker behavior is plastic in young ant brains but quickly assumes a more rigid conformation with age. (eurekalert.org)
  • I first noticed directed descent behavior on BCI [the Smithsonian's Barro Colorado Island field station in Panama] in 1998 while working on a canopy ant project with Mike Kaspari. (innovations-report.com)
  • Rescue behavior, in which Cataglyphis cursor ants release entrapped nestmates, is heritable. (biologists.org)
  • Heretofore, this behavior has been overlooked in analyses of division of labor in ants. (biologists.org)
  • Reid plans to team up with Harvard computer scientist Radhika Nagpal to explore the possibility of developing tiny robots that could simulate the ants' behavior. (popularmechanics.com)
  • Daniel Charbonneau, who studied the behavior of these lazy ants, said, "They really just sit there. (sify.com)
Carpenter39
  • Carpenter ants nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Carpenter ants leave smooth tunnels inside dead wood. (ehow.com)
  • The most common wood-nesting ants are called carpenter ants and come from the genus Camponotus. (ehow.com)
  • According to the University of California, two of the most destructive species are C. modoc, the western black carpenter ant, and C. vicinus. (ehow.com)
  • The western black carpenter ant is uniformly black in color while C. vicinus is typically red and black. (ehow.com)
  • Carpenter ants are widespread throughout North America and the Natural History of North America website lists 51 separate species. (ehow.com)
  • If you suspect you have carpenter ants contacting an exterminator or the entomologists at your local university could help identify which species is the culprit. (ehow.com)
  • Carpenter ants have large jaws for chewing through wood. (ehow.com)
  • Unfortunately pesticide application is the only method known to kill carpenter ants. (ehow.com)
  • A four page fact sheet on controlling carpenter ants Exit from Rutgers University. (epa.gov)
  • School IPM for Carpenter Ants Exit - Identifying and controlling carpenter ants. (epa.gov)
  • A "zombie" carpenter ant bites on a leaf in a 2007 picture. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The fungus, a species of Ophiocordyceps, targets carpenter ants living high in Thailand's rain forest canopy. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Carpenter ants play key ecosystem roles, particularly by aiding in the decomposition of decaying trees. (wikihow.com)
  • Being able to properly identify and distinguish carpenter ants from other species is an important factor in determining whether you have an infestation. (wikihow.com)
  • Carpenter ants are usually brown or black. (wikihow.com)
  • While you need more than color to figure out if you have carpenter ants, noting color is a good place to start. (wikihow.com)
  • Carpenter ants are not very big. (wikihow.com)
  • However, in some areas carpenter ants tend to be smaller. (wikihow.com)
  • In Minnesota, for example, some carpenter ants are only 3/16 of an inch. (wikihow.com)
  • Carpenter ants are black ants with large heads and mandibles. (wikihow.com)
  • But if you think you have carpenter ants-the kind that eat up wood-call an exterminator. (nytimes.com)
  • black carpenter ant Black carpenter ant ( Camponotus pennsylvanicus ). (britannica.com)
  • Carpenter ants ( Camponotus ) are large black ants common in North America that live in old logs and timbers. (britannica.com)
  • This study looks at two social groups of Camponotus floridanus , or Florida carpenter ants. (eurekalert.org)
  • Now, Grimaldi and Agosti ( 1 ) report in a recent issue of PNAS the remarkable discovery of a worker ant, preserved in amber for over 90 million years, that is clearly assignable to a modern ant subfamily that contains many familiar extant species, including carpenter ants. (pnas.org)
  • After a zombie fungus kills a carpenter ant, it grows a stalk from the insect's corpse that will sprinkle spores on new hosts. (yahoo.com)
  • The parasitic fungus in question, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis , is named for the species of carpenter ant that it inhabits, Camponotus rufipes . (yahoo.com)
  • Under the influence of the fungus, a zombie carpenter ant is led away from its home and forced to climb plants in the understory of the rainforest canopy. (yahoo.com)
  • Because they remain a constant threat, parasitic infections could be viewed as a "chronic disease" for carpenter ants that can be controlled but not cured, the researchers wrote. (yahoo.com)
  • I have a question about carpenter ants. (thisoldhouse.com)
  • Several weeks after this repair we started noticing carpenter ants. (thisoldhouse.com)
  • carpenter ants smell like vinegar. (newsobserver.com)
  • How Do You Exterminate Carpenter Ants? (reference.com)
  • Use insecticides to eliminate carpenter ants indoors. (reference.com)
  • Observe and follow carpenter ants carefully after sunset to find their nest, especially during spring and summer, states the University of Minnesota. (reference.com)
  • Replace any wood or lumber that has been damaged by moisture, as carpenter ants are attracted to damp areas. (reference.com)
  • If it is too difficult to eliminate carpenter ants, seek help from an experienced pest-management firm. (reference.com)
  • What Are the Signs of a Carpenter Ant Infestation? (reference.com)
Nest29
  • Workers (the ants typically seen by humans) are wingless females that never reproduce, but instead forage for food, care for the queen's offspring, work on the nest, protect the community, and perform many other duties. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The ants are a significant threat to the island's endemic population of red crabs, which are displaced by the ants from their burrows or killed as they pass through ant nest sites during the crabs' large-scale annual migration from the forest to the coast. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • By comparing the composition of the waxy coating on the ants and the caterpillars, they found that the closer the caterpillars mimicked the ants, the faster their adoptive parents took them back to their nest. (newscientist.com)
  • Once in the nest, the ants feed the caterpillars more than they feed their own. (newscientist.com)
  • The fire ant is noted for its fierce sting - hence its name - and for the aggressive manner in which it defends its nest. (newscientist.com)
  • The nest of a fire ant is a hard mound between 20 and 30 centimetres tall. (newscientist.com)
  • The ants unwittingly carry them back to the nest. (newscientist.com)
  • In the nest, fire ants come into close contact frequently. (newscientist.com)
  • Once it has consumed an ant pupa, the wasp leaves the nest to mate and lay eggs. (newscientist.com)
  • Suddenly one of the continent's greatest and least understood wildlife spectacles springs from the ground in front of you: millions of driver ants emerging from their subterranean nest. (bloomberg.com)
  • As ants grow older, they spend more time in the outermost chambers and tunnels of the nest, and are more prone to undertake dangerous foraging trips. (bloomberg.com)
  • They stay much closer to the main nest, and they aren't particularly distinctive from other house ants. (wikihow.com)
  • For example, ants have the ability to take over the nest of other ant species, via a "parasitic queen" and "enslave" the inhabitants. (answersingenesis.org)
  • However, another result shows that so-called parabiotic ants, which symbiotically live in one nest together with another ant species, have yet different CHC profiles. (uni-mainz.de)
  • Dolichoderus , a genus of ants that are found worldwide, glues together bits of animal feces for its nest. (britannica.com)
  • The widely distributed pharaoh ant ( Monomarium pharaonis ), a small yellowish insect , builds its nest either in houses, when found in cool climates, or outdoors, when it occurs in warm climates. (britannica.com)
  • We found that an effective foraging of ants mainly depends on their nest as well as their physical abilities and knowledge due to experience. (pnas.org)
  • They don't nest in obvious large mounds, making it very easy to stray into fire ant territory. (cbc.ca)
  • Disturbing a nest or the foraging area can lead to a quick attack by dozens of ants. (cbc.ca)
  • Termites lack a larval stage, while the brood of most social wasps and bees develop in nest cells and are less frequently handled or moved than in ants. (tolweb.org)
  • Another fascinating use of mandibles in some ants is social carrying, in which one worker will physically carry another worker in its mandibles to aid in recruitment to a food source or new nest site. (tolweb.org)
  • Ants are remarkably adept at cleaning the interior of the nest to prevent diseases," study researcher David Hughes of Penn State University said in a statement . (yahoo.com)
  • But we also found that this fungal parasite can't grow to the stage suitable for transmission inside the nest whether ants are present or not. (yahoo.com)
  • But I've also thought: It seems the ants were perfectly happy (staying) in their nest under the shower so long as the shower was leaking and the wood there was moist. (thisoldhouse.com)
  • Ants learn about the location of their nest during highly choreographed learning walks. (biologists.org)
  • C. Later the ants prepared to seize the termite by an appendage to retrieve it to their nest. (earthtimes.org)
  • We do so by tracing the pigmentation of the ants-the ants are pale when first becoming the adult, so we can look at color of ants throughout different parts of the nest and find that there are more pale ants near the bottom. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The search for food typically involves individual ants meandering away from the nest. (missouri.edu)
  • When an ant discovers food, she takes a straight route back to the nest and lays a scent trail as she returns. (missouri.edu)
Stings8
  • Someone who steps on a fire ant mound will get a lot of stings at once because the ants have been disturbed where they all live together. (kidshealth.org)
  • People who know that they are allergic to fire ant stings also sometimes carry emergency medicine that they can give to themselves to prevent a severe reaction from happening. (kidshealth.org)
  • Some ants have stings, and some can spray poison from the end of the abdomen. (infoplease.com)
  • In some cases of severe allergic reaction, fire ant stings can be fatal if not treated. (epa.gov)
  • When Claudine Ryan learned her adventurous little boy was allergic to native ant stings, it took many months before she felt confident to let him out of her sight. (abc.net.au)
  • A Tasmanian survey had shown stings from jack jumper ants ( M. pilosula see section on venomous ants below) were the single most important cause of hospital admissions for anaphylaxis. (abc.net.au)
  • What do ant stings feel like? (cbc.ca)
  • Usually ant 'bites' are actually the venomous stings of ants in certain subfamilies (most commonly the Myrmicinae, but also members of the Ponerinae , Myrmeciinae , Pseudomyrmecinae , and others, and perhaps most notoriously the bullet ant, Paraponera clavata ). (tolweb.org)
Formicidae4
  • ant, any of the 2,500 insect species constituting the family Formicidae of the order Hymenoptera, to which the bee and the wasp also belong. (infoplease.com)
  • There are about 8,000 species of ants in the insect family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). (answersingenesis.org)
  • The findings were outlined in a paper, " Development of a Pheromone-Assisted Baiting Technique for Argentine Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ," that was published last week in the Journal of Economic Entomology . (eurekalert.org)
  • Ants represent the family Formicidae in the insect order Hymenoptera and, like the yellow jackets, hornets, and paper wasps to which they are closely related, ants are stinging wasps. (pnas.org)
Aphids5
  • You may know the classic story about how ants and aphids live together in an ecological partnership. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Aphids feed ants their excess sugars in the form of honeydew, and in return ants protect the aphids against predators and carry them to new host plants. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Some F. xerophila ants tending aphids on a cottonwood tree. (livescience.com)
  • Ants will feed on aphids, which are a common rose pest. (doityourself.com)
  • Ants may also farm aphids on impatiens. (gardenguides.com)
Army ants6
  • Army ants may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Army ants , of the subfamily Dorylinae, are nomadic and notorious for the destruction of plant and animal life in their path. (britannica.com)
  • Army ants (genus Eciton ) migrating and gathering in a bivouac. (britannica.com)
  • driver ants Driver ants ( Dorylus ), like army ants ( Eciton ), have enormous wingless queens that lay up to about 25,000 eggs at a time. (britannica.com)
  • Mass foraging predators (e.g. army ants, described below) use their mandibles to pin down prey from all sides while their nestmates dispatch it. (tolweb.org)
  • I saw a natural history documentary about these army ants, and there was this guy romping around the forests of Panama studying these army ants. (edge.org)
North America7
  • Leafcutter ants live in tropical rainforests and semi-tropical forests of Central and South America, and in parts of southern North America. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Ophio adapted independently in Japan and North America to order the ant to seek out twigs, which provided a more reliable, longer-term perch. (wired.com)
  • Through a process called myrmecochory (ant-dispersal), ants spread and plant many wildflower seeds (according to some sources, ants plant almost one-third of spring ephemerals in eastern North America. (uwm.edu)
  • Native ant species in North America are no match for their European cousins and are usually displaced by them. (cbc.ca)
  • European fire ants have no natural predators in North America. (cbc.ca)
  • There are hundreds of ant-lion species with more than 50 found in North America . (everything2.com)
  • More than 450 species of ants live in North America. (missouri.edu)
Termites10
  • Ants look much like termites, and the two are often confused-especially by nervous homeowners. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • However, ants have a narrow 'waist' between the abdomen and thorax, which termites do not. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Attacking ants can have limbs ripped off or even be decapitated by the termites. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • people often believe that when you see the flying ants around you will find termites nearby. (infobarrel.com)
  • Even though flying ants around your home do not indicate termites, if you see them inside your home you should probably try to catch one to positively identify it. (infobarrel.com)
  • There are some breeds of termites which also have wings plus, ants and termites are often confused as they do look very similar. (infobarrel.com)
  • As this is Africa, termites are quite predominant in the ants' diet. (earthtimes.org)
  • Termites are much more affected by the toxic products, but this study also looked at the effect on other ant species . (earthtimes.org)
  • Winged ant swarmers can be confused with termite swarmers, but they can easily be distinguished from winged termites by differences in the structure of their wings, antennae and body (Figure 2). (missouri.edu)
  • Ants (and termites and other life forms) circle the project looking for something to do. (bpnews.net)
South America6
  • Now there are five times more ants per acre in the United States than in their native South America. (cdc.gov)
  • In lowland forests and grasslands from Mexico to South America, you find conspicuous long files of reddish ants. (bloomberg.com)
  • BBC Planet Earth shows the cordyceps fungus attacking some Bullet Ants in South America. (slashdot.org)
  • The red imported fire ant ( Solenopsis invicta ), introduced into Alabama from South America , had spread throughout the southern United States by the mid-1970s. (britannica.com)
  • In some areas the red imported fire ant has been displaced by the invasive tawny crazy ant (also called hairy crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva ), a species known in South America that was first detected in the United States (in Texas ) in 2002. (britannica.com)
  • One of Linda Moulton Howe's reports on Thursday night deals with 'Crazy Ants,' a type of ant that hails from South America and has spread to the US in recent years. (coasttocoastam.com)
Species of ant9
  • Houston is home to a new invasive species of ant, thought to have arrived via a container ship in 2002. (popsci.com)
  • In fighting trials against their natural enemy, a different species of ant, the groups acted very differently. (livescience.com)
  • More specifically, the scientists are comparing the adaptability of a certain species of ant raised in the "heat-island" microclimate of three U.S. cities to those in nearby cooler rural areas. (eurekalert.org)
  • Someone should use selective breeding to evolve a species of ant that is attracted to the fumes emitted by landmines. (halfbakery.com)
  • Such an species of ant, if placed in a minefield and allowed to grow and propagate, would be attracted by the smell of any hidden landmines, and as a result, would build anthills over the mines. (halfbakery.com)
  • The scientists first went to Arizona and collected two other species of ant in the same genus, Pheidole rhea and Pheidole obtusospinosa, which both have a subclass of super soldiers. (enn.com)
  • This species of ant doesn't seem to mind the cold, so climate has not slowed its steady spread northward. (cbc.ca)
  • Interestingly, Leptogenys Bhartii, a species of ant, has been named after this ant-man. (tribuneindia.com)
  • Dr Bharti came to know about the new species of the ant being named after him while reviewing a manuscript describing a new species of ant discovered by the team at the Central Institute of Temperature Horticulture, Srinagar. (tribuneindia.com)
Worker8
  • Workers - Workers are the many sterile (non-reproducing), wingless female worker ants who are the daughters of the queen. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The worker leafcutter ant ranges from about .1 to .5 inch long. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Normally, you will see worker ants around your home. (wikihow.com)
  • The worker ants are very small - four or five millimetres in length - reddish-brown in colour. (cbc.ca)
  • Many ants have a major worker caste ('soldiers') with large body size and massive mandibles (e.g. (tolweb.org)
  • A fungus that turns worker ants into zombie henchmen has a surprisingly clever strategy to recruit new hosts. (yahoo.com)
  • The fertile female ant, or queen, produces thousands of worker ant eggs during her lifetime. (ehow.co.uk)
  • A well-nourished female larva develops into a queen, while an undernourished female becomes a worker ant. (ehow.co.uk)
Crazy ants3
  • On Australia's Christmas Island, the accidental introduction of yellow crazy ants in the early 20th century has led to a destructive infestation. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • First came the killer bees and now comes the crazy ants. (popsci.com)
  • The crazy ants which are strangely attracted to electrical wiring and components (and have caused much damage), are not easily eradicated, and states may have to develop quarantine procedures, said Puckett. (coasttocoastam.com)
Researchers19
  • When you have collected your sample you then send the kit back to the School of Ants researchers. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Collection kits are available to anyone interested in participating-teachers, students, parents, kids, junior-scientists, senior citizens and enthusiasts of all stripes are involved in collecting ants in schoolyards and backyards using a standardized protocol so that NCSU researchers can make detailed maps of the wildlife that lives just outside our doorsteps. (scientificamerican.com)
  • The maps created with these data are telling the researchers quite a lot about native and introduced ants in cities, not just in North Carolina, but across the United States and, as this project grows, about the ants of the world. (scientificamerican.com)
  • In the meantime, NCSU researchers are sorting and identifying the ants in all of these samples. (scientificamerican.com)
  • By measuring the levels of the isotope in fungus and ant bodies, the researchers could track whether nitrogen was coming from the soil or the air. (wired.com)
  • A beautiful butterfly is able to fool ants into rearing its young by masking them with the ants' own smell, say researchers. (newscientist.com)
  • One of the researchers explained how strongly the ants defend their tree hosts, "Whenever you create a disturbance in the tree canopy, the ants come and investigate. (care2.com)
  • Researchers at Vander Meer's laboratory have used the technique of gas chromatography to analyse the odour-bearing chemicals on the cuticle, or skin, of the wasps and ants. (newscientist.com)
  • Earlier research by the Case Western Reserve researchers was featured in a New York Times report and elsewhere and focused primarily on how "city ants and country ants" adapted in Cleveland and a nearby rural area. (eurekalert.org)
  • However, the researchers documented 341 cases when the ants were aggressive toward the wasps, charging at the larger bugs, biting them, or spraying them with formic acid, a natural defense mechanism. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The researchers suspect the other 28 times were ant-dropping attempts that the wasps fumbled. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • According to a new study, researchers found most older Central American leaf-cutting ants take on a new, less intensive role at a certain point in life -- though their later contribution to the whole is not without its own importance. (treehugger.com)
  • But researchers discovered that when these elderly cutting ants retired from their common trade, it didn't necessarily mark an end to their helpfulness. (treehugger.com)
  • In a new study, researchers used microscopes to peer inside affected ants and see how the infection progresses. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The researchers selected 43 ant species from the Crematogaster genus from five continents and examined them concerning their relatedness and their chemical profiles. (uni-mainz.de)
  • RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- University of California, Riverside researchers may have found a better, more environmentally friendly way to stop the procession of Argentine ants, which have been spreading across the United States for the past few decades, despite pest control efforts. (eurekalert.org)
  • The researchers used the Argentine ant pheromone (Z)-9-hexadecenal, which is inexpensive enough that the researchers believe they could be an economically viable modification to existing bait products. (eurekalert.org)
  • The researchers plotted the data on 3D maps and found that the dead, spore-spreading ants were essentially positioned at the colony's doorstep. (yahoo.com)
  • Researchers are looking at how the gene expression of ants can control the environment. (tribuneindia.com)
Camponotus3
  • Scientists have been studying Camponotus leonardi ants in Thailand for several years to assess the insect-fungus interaction. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Next on the trays were neighbouring Formicid ants, Camponotus brutus. (earthtimes.org)
  • Camponotus and the other ant species' workers were not carried off. (earthtimes.org)
Individual ants3
  • Somehow there has to be some rule that individual ants use in deciding to change the shape of their paths so they cover the areas effectively. (stanford.edu)
  • For the most part these were individual ants on the move in the hallway leading to/from this bathroom. (thisoldhouse.com)
  • Otherwise, so many individual ants were moving so chaotically, and so fast, that the entire reddish-brown tangle at his feet looked as if it were shimmering. (nytimes.com)
Genus4
  • These ants belong to the genus Myrmecia . (abc.net.au)
  • Menzel and his cooperation partners from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the University of Würzburg, Germany, conducted research on ants of the genus Crematogaster , one of the most species-rich ant genera with about 1,000 species worldwide. (uni-mainz.de)
  • Ants are a pretty diverse lot and there are more than 1,100 species within even the Pheidole genus. (enn.com)
  • Some ants have evolved mandibles specialized for offense against other ants, including Polyergus , a genus of slave-making ants which uses its sickle-like mandibles to maim or kill Formica workers defending their brood (see below). (tolweb.org)
Flying Ants11
  • If you are like most people, you may believe that flying ants are a figment of the imagination! (infobarrel.com)
  • Often people do not realize the swarm of small flying creatures buzzing them as they enjoy a summers evening are flying ants. (infobarrel.com)
  • Flying ants share the same body construction as there dirt bound brethren, three parts consisting of the head, the abdomen and the thorax. (infobarrel.com)
  • Flying ants are not a separate species. (wikihow.com)
  • While a few flying ants spotted here or there can usually be ignored, an infestation can be a bigger problem, one which you would understandably want to kill off. (wikihow.com)
  • There are a variety of commercial bug poisons you can use against ants of all varieties, and any ant spray should be effective against flying ants. (wikihow.com)
  • Make sure that the poison you use is safe to use indoors if you plan on killing flying ants indoors. (wikihow.com)
  • [2] X Research source Peppermint oil kills flying ants via suffocation. (wikihow.com)
  • Spray this solution on any flying ants you see, either at rest or in flight. (wikihow.com)
  • Dish soap alone is effective against flying ants since it sticks to the ants' bodies and dehydrates them, causing death. (wikihow.com)
  • To make a solution that you can easily use to attack flying ants, dilute the dish soap with water inside a standard spray bottle. (wikihow.com)
Bite7
  • Fire ants bite and sting. (cdc.gov)
  • The reason for ignoring the branches with ants, was that the elephants could smell the ants and knew if they ate those branches, the ants would bite the sensitive parts of their trunks, which are filled with nerve endings. (care2.com)
  • When fire ants bite, they inject formic acid into the skin, which can cause welts and allergic reactions, and results in white pustules that often last several days. (epa.gov)
  • The fungus commands the ant to bite onto the vein of a leaf, then kills the thing and grows as a stalk out of the back of its head, turning it into a showerhead raining spores onto victims down below. (wired.com)
  • Almost a decade ago, Penn State entomologist David Hughes looked at that fossil leaf and noticed the tell-tale bite marks of a zombie ant. (wired.com)
  • But the moment the fungus directs an ant to bite a leaf is at least partly dependent on environmental conditions, Hughes added. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • You need not worry about getting hurt by a flying ant as they do not bite. (infobarrel.com)
Pests6
  • THE FIRE ANT (Solenopsis invicta) is one of the most serious insect pests in the US. (newscientist.com)
  • Think of kitchen ants not as pests or bugs, but as your personal guest superorganism. (bloomberg.com)
  • They're not considered a threat to crops or forests, so the ants are classed as nuisances rather than pests. (cbc.ca)
  • The odorous house ant is one of the most common pests in North Carolina and other eastern states, but what is it that makes them stink, and how many people really know what rotten coconut even smells like anyway? (newsobserver.com)
  • These pests are actually members of other ant species, and winged varieties emerge for a brief period of time while the ants are mating. (wikihow.com)
  • The search for food is the primary reason ants enter buildings and become pests. (missouri.edu)
Subfamily2
  • During this same time period, partial progress toward reconstructing the subfamily-level phylogeny of ants has been achieved in studies using extant species ( 11 - 13 ), but these studies have been impeded by the lack of critically informative paleontological data. (pnas.org)
  • among these are the African driver ants of the subfamily Dorylinae , which in great numbers are capable of killing large mammals solely through the action of their mandibles (Hölldobler and Wilson, 1990). (tolweb.org)
Found27
  • There are many different types of fire ants, and they are found throughout the southeastern and southwestern United States. (kidshealth.org)
  • Fire ants may also be found on trees or in water, so always look over the area before starting to work. (cdc.gov)
  • Examples of "Ants" are found in Ääsmäe. (wikipedia.org)
  • In exchange for a $10,000 donation, he'll let you christen one of the 600-odd new species of ants he's found in Madagascar. (newsweek.com)
  • While all the fights were evenly matched-either five-on-five or one-on-one-ants from the sparsely populated setting were more hesitant to scrap, Tanner found. (livescience.com)
  • Nash and colleagues also found signs that the ants and butterflies are engaged in an evolutionary arms race. (newscientist.com)
  • They found that the ants that are untroubled by the butterflies have very similar chemical signatures in their waxy outer coats. (newscientist.com)
  • Now, scientists from the University of Copenhagen have found that some ants use a form of collective immunity, where infected individuals trigger resistance in those around them through contact. (scienceblogs.com)
  • And there in a sparse forest, that's where they found it: the zombie ant, an entrancing species with two long hooks coming out of its back. (wired.com)
  • The species found in my area has distinctive black and yellow stripes, but there are many other species within this group right across Australia known as jack jumpers, hopper ants and bull ants. (abc.net.au)
  • It takes about three to nine days from initial infection for the ants to become completely zombified, the team found. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The new work also found that the fungus tends to kill its ant hosts at high noon, although the exact reason for this timing remains a mystery. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Most of the fungus-sprouting ants in the 2009 study were found in places with 95 percent humidity and temperatures between 68 and 86 degrees F (20 and 30 degrees C). (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Actually I searched youtube and found an excert of this episide including the cordyceps on the ants. (slashdot.org)
  • Plus, an antibiotic secreted by some ants and found on their exoskeletons kills pollen. (uwm.edu)
  • The unusual-looking ant Zacryptocerus aztecus from Mexico is identical to its ancient counterpart found in Caribbean amber, supposedly 15-45 million years old. (answersingenesis.org)
  • They found that wetting strongly enhanced the slipperiness of the trap and increased the capture rate for ants almost three-fold - from 29 per cent when dry to 88 per cent when wet. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Her parents took her to the hospital and the doctors found ants in her ear canal. (atimes.com)
  • In fact, a 2007 survey found that 85 percent of all urban pest control services in California were focused on the Argentine ant. (eurekalert.org)
  • They found that baits with pheromones reduced ant activity by 74 percent after four weeks. (eurekalert.org)
  • They found that the fungus stalk was not able to grow properly on any of the ant corpses. (yahoo.com)
  • With the sugar barely melted in his mouth, and the sweet treats set absently beside him, the sugar attracted a whole bunch of ants - only later found out through medical testing - oh, but I'm getting too far ahead in the story now. (hubpages.com)
  • Of the 835 species of ants found in India, 80 have been discovered by Patiala's Dr Himender Bharti. (tribuneindia.com)
  • The 11-12 mm ant was found at the southern foothills of the Pir Panjal mountain range in Jammu & Kashmir by Dr Shahid Ali Akbar, a scientist from Srinagar. (tribuneindia.com)
  • A study published by Dr Bharti found that there were 835 species of ants in India. (tribuneindia.com)
  • When the picture on their 50-inch box television started flickering, Mike took off the back panel and found the guts throbbing with ants. (nytimes.com)
  • General instructions on how to use the Ant Plugin can be found on the usage page . (apache.org)
Full of ants4
Humans6
  • If ants can recognize the clear importance of their elders in society, he suggests, perhaps we humans should appreciate our oldest and wisest citizens a bit more as well -- for the golden years may be more aptly named than we often stop to realize. (treehugger.com)
  • Fire ants can wreak havoc on yards while posing a health risk to humans and animals. (ehow.com)
  • This was the bases of an X-Files episode as well, except it was in humans, not in ants. (slashdot.org)
  • The ants will attack anything that stays too long in its territory - humans, pets, and livestock included. (cbc.ca)
  • Although that's a less explored theory in ant biology to date, it could lead to new antibiotics for humans one day, said Penick. (newsobserver.com)
  • All the ants in the world weigh more than all the humans in the world! (crayola.com)
Bait14
  • The holes should be large enough for the ants to pass through to reach the bait. (garden.org)
  • Place the bait jar on its side where the ants will come in contact with it. (garden.org)
  • If the ants are attracted to peanut butter, use that for your bait rather than jelly. (garden.org)
  • If you find many dead ants around the bait station, which ever bait you use, lower the amount of boric acid in the mixture. (garden.org)
  • A wasp crawls over bait swarming with ants during a research experiment. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • In an effort to improve the baiting technique, a team from the UC Riverside added ant pheromones to the bait. (eurekalert.org)
  • We expected the pheromone-assisted gel bait to attract more ants, but the amount of Argentine ant control in homes was quite remarkable," said Kevin Welzel, an author of the paper and a graduate student at UC Riverside who works with Dong-Hwan Choe , an assistant professor of entomology and an assistant cooperative extension specialist. (eurekalert.org)
  • This attractive smell allows the Argentine ants to quickly locate and then consume more of the bait. (eurekalert.org)
  • He placed bait and it seems all the ants were killed. (thisoldhouse.com)
  • Every ant bait treatment/application fades with time. (thisoldhouse.com)
  • He tried leaving different foods on his floor overnight, to figure out how he might bait and kill the ants, as he did with the feral hogs. (nytimes.com)
  • Advion Ant Bait Gel can be used whenever listed ants are present and foraging for sweets. (ebay.com)
  • Hot Shot MaxAttrax 4-Count 4 Count Ant Bait Station. (ebay.com)
  • Hot Shot MaxAttrax Ant Bait provides relief from even tough ant problems. (ebay.com)
Exterminator2
  • This is possibly an infinitely more cost-efficient method of warding fire ants from your property than hiring an exterminator. (ehow.com)
  • Compared with the cost of an annual visit from an exterminator (which costs around $200 depending on where you live and the severity of the problem), the supplies to make this ant spray ($20 to $30 depending on your source) are a true bargain. (creators.com)
Indoors1
  • Next season, locate impatiens away from your house or patio area, to deter ants from eating areas, and coming indoors. (gardenguides.com)
Scientists9
  • It takes two scientists to watch one ant," he explains. (computerworld.com)
  • And maybe computer scientists could build better computers, software and human/computer interfaces by studying high-functioning autistics like Grandin and the autistic programmer, just as they're building better systems by watching ants. (computerworld.com)
  • Scientists set up a test where elephants were given various acacia material to eat, with and without ants. (care2.com)
  • CLEVELAND--The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help scientists predict how other species might evolve in the crucible of global climate change. (eurekalert.org)
  • A parasitic fungus is turning ants in Thailand into 'zombies,' and now scientists have a better idea how and when the infection does its gruesome work. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The behaviour of ants has long fascinated scientists. (answersingenesis.org)
  • World over, scientists are studying ants. (tribuneindia.com)
  • Many scientists are trying to understand how climate change will affect the world, by determining the thermal tolerance level of various species of ants, and then predicting what will happen if our world gets hotter. (tribuneindia.com)
  • Scientists have known for some time that ants can use their bodies to form living structures when they get into a bind . (popularmechanics.com)
Research show1
  • The research showed that ants fighting for a piece of tuna soaked in pineapple juice-a precious commodity for the invertebrates-acted more aggressively if they felt they were part of a community. (livescience.com)
Dead ants7
  • At first, the physicians removed a few dead ants and thought that the problem was over. (atimes.com)
  • An endoscopic camera spotted more dead ants inside, but her ear canals and eardrums are all unharmed. (atimes.com)
  • There was a forbidding, fibrous heap of dead ants on either side of the building's double doors, each a couple of feet long. (nytimes.com)
  • Outside, dead ants began pooling around the base of the house in heaps so high that they looked like discarded coffee grounds. (nytimes.com)
  • It's common in Texas these days for a person who is shown one of these heaps of dead ants to take several seconds to realize that the solid surface he or she is scanning for ants actually is the ants. (nytimes.com)
  • Mike laid out poison, generating more heaps of dead ants. (nytimes.com)
  • But new ants merely used those dead ants as a bridge over the poison and kept streaming inside. (nytimes.com)
Driver ants2
  • The driver ants are well organized, yet they have no leaders. (bloomberg.com)
  • All of the 14,000 known species of ants form such superorganisms, although only a few are as large and complex as those of the driver ants. (bloomberg.com)
Attract ants3
  • These trees not only harbor ants, they have nectaries which attract ants with their sweetness. (care2.com)
  • Impatiens produce a sweet nectar that may attract ants. (gardenguides.com)
  • More particularly, the sender urged parents to never let their children eat sweets just prior to sleeping and naptimes - for fear that the sugar would attract ants or any other bugs that might end up crawling onto or INTO their children. (hubpages.com)
Smell6
  • Try spraying area with 50/50 mix of apple cider vinegar and water, which can throw off ants' sense of smell. (gardenguides.com)
  • 3) Some ants would be attracted to the TNT smell, some would be repelled, some wouldn't care. (halfbakery.com)
  • 5) The ants that like the TNT smell would, over the generations, be selected for. (halfbakery.com)
  • citronella ants smell like lemons. (newsobserver.com)
  • trap-jaw ants smell like chocolate. (newsobserver.com)
  • Ants identify each other by smell. (ehow.co.uk)
Prey3
  • Black widows and lynx spiders target ants for prey when given the opportunity. (reference.com)
  • Carnivorous ants often use their mandibles to decapitate or dismember their prey, to facilitate feeding or storage. (tolweb.org)
  • The offensive use of toxins against prey is common in wood ants (Formicids)for a distance of up to 30cm.while many Arthropods can spray a defensive chemical, rather like a cobra. (earthtimes.org)
Zombie6
  • Same goes for zombie ants in the southern United States . (wired.com)
  • One day, a zombie ant wanders up a tree and bites onto the vein of a leaf, which conveniently enough gets fossilized. (wired.com)
  • Loreto and Hughes know this thanks to the work of Kim Fleming, a citizen scientist who discovered zombie ant graveyards on her property in South Carolina. (wired.com)
  • What Fleming helped discover is that while in the tropics the fungus reaches full maturity in one or two months, in temperate climes like hers, the fungus sets up its zombie ant on a twig in June, but doesn't reach maturity until the next year. (wired.com)
  • While normal ants rarely deviate from a trail along a tree, zombie ants wander aimlessly, and they suffer convulsions that cause the animals to fall out of the forest canopy. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Mind-controlling fungi that create "zombie" ants in Brazil's rain forests are more diverse than thought, a new study says. (nationalgeographic.com)
Parasitic2
  • The Maculinea alcon butterfly has a parasitic relationship with two species of Myrmica ants in Denmark. (newscientist.com)
  • An article in the Guardian newspaper shows how parasitic fungi evolved the ability to control ants they infect , ultimately leading the ant to its death. (slashdot.org)
Forage2
  • Ants have a structured workforce where smaller ones, called minors, tend to forage. (eurekalert.org)
  • Minor ants are smaller and tend to forage for food, while major ants, which are larger, act as brawny soldiers. (eurekalert.org)
Leafcutter8
  • Leafcutter ants are species of ants that are fungus farmers -- they cultivate (grow) their own food, a type of fungus, in underground gardens. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • A leafcutter ant can carry almost ten times its own weight - that is like a 200-pound adult weightlifter carrying a 2,000-pound car up in the air. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Leafcutter ants range in color from orange to brown to red to black. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Thanks to their vast underground fungus farms, leafcutter ants are one of Earth's most successful species - and one secret of their agricultural success is bacteria, which the ants use like fertilizer. (wired.com)
  • A star of rain forest documentaries, leafcutter ants are one of about 250 ant species that subsist on farmed fungus. (wired.com)
  • Currie added that leafcutter ants are the subject of thousands of papers authored over the last century, 'yet this critical aspect of their success was completely unknown. (wired.com)
  • Images: 1) A leafcutter ant tending fungus, from Cameron Currie. (wired.com)
  • Leafcutter ants and many other ant species are common in tropical rainforests. (britannica.com)
Allergic4
  • If you have a more serious allergic reaction to a fire ant sting, the doctor may give you a shot that fights the reaction. (kidshealth.org)
  • Some people are allergic to fire ant venom. (medlineplus.gov)
  • People who are not allergic to fire ants should be fine in a few hours to a few days. (medlineplus.gov)
  • All my friends were very worried about me because they know I'm allergic to jumping ants and that sometimes I can have a reaction that means I need to have my adrenaline. (abc.net.au)
Fungus-grow1
  • He and Currie both noted that leafcutters are uniquely complex among fungus-growing ants, but evolved just 10 million years ago, or 40 million years after other fungus growers. (wired.com)
Wasps and ants1
Search4
  • As for that Google ant, which Fisher named earlier this year, it's a bid for the search engine's attention. (newsweek.com)
  • If the territory shrinks, the number of contacts increases and the ant alters its search pattern. (stanford.edu)
  • The following day she would get up late, open the windows and search high and low for the ants. (wordswithoutborders.org)
  • Ants are omnivores and search for a variety of foods. (missouri.edu)
Live14
  • North Carolina State University's School of Ants project is a citizen-scientist driven study of the ants that live in urban areas, particularly around homes and schools. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Even though the ants can detect live spores, the five workers spent as much time in contact with the sixth ant in all situations, infected or not. (scienceblogs.com)
  • If you are still finding live ants after a week to 10 days, increase the amount of boric acid. (garden.org)
  • This new result suggests that the urban ants are indeed adapting to city life: "Their increased tolerance for warm temperatures is helping them live in cities," Martin said. (eurekalert.org)
  • These words from my six-year-old son, Parker (pictured above), describe a recent encounter with a species of native stinging ant, known where I live in Brisbane as jumping ants. (abc.net.au)
  • In exchange for food (and sometimes shelter-some plants have special structures where ants can live), foraging ants keep leaf surfaces clean, which helps keep plants fungus/disease-free. (uwm.edu)
  • The ants are good at finding new places to live in and good at finding food," Gordon said. (stanford.edu)
  • Ants live eight to ten weeks, passing through a four-stage life cycle- egg, larva, pupa and adult. (answersingenesis.org)
  • They differ significantly from ants that do not live in such a symbiosis, suggesting that their particular CHC profiles represent an adaptation to reduce aggression between the two co-habiting species. (uni-mainz.de)
  • They also live in the same type of communities and have the same social structures as others in the ant kingdom. (infobarrel.com)
  • What the x-rays showed were a whole bunch of live ants in the boy's skull! (hubpages.com)
  • More fat, live longer: positive association between fat content and lifespan in ants. (biologists.org)
  • the ones that live closest to the surface are full-grown adult ants, already towards the end of their life cycles. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Can Ants Live Without Their Queen? (ehow.co.uk)
Brains3
  • Recently, Computerworld 's Future Watch section [Technology, June 18] looked at what companies such as General Motors Co. are learning from ant brains. (computerworld.com)
  • The new study also suggests that the fungus doesn't target the ants' brains directly. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Ant brains are very tiny, and the control and regulation mechanisms in them are simple. (slashdot.org)
Honeydew7
  • The research, conducted in Peru and Borneo, shows that the ants eat mostly honeydew, a sweet liquid made from the sap of rain forest trees. (orlandosentinel.com)
  • the ants then eat the honeydew. (orlandosentinel.com)
  • Once the insect attaches to the plant to feed, it secretes a substance called "honeydew" that attracts the ants. (gardenguides.com)
  • The ants climb in single file and often appear as an endless parade in their quest to consume the honeydew. (gardenguides.com)
  • The ants only stay on the dahlia to consume the honeydew of the aphid. (gardenguides.com)
  • Ants use their mandibles to manipulate all sorts of objects, such as food particles of varying sizes (from very small to many times larger and heavier than the ant itself) and even liquids (e.g. water or honeydew suspended as a drop between the mandibles). (tolweb.org)
  • The most common natural food source for ants is honeydew. (missouri.edu)
20162
  • Ant invested an undisclosed amount in Thai conglomerate True's financial fintech firm Ascend Money in 2016, which operates the e-wallet TrueMoney. (reuters.com)
  • ANT Khmer Medicinal Plants 2016 is a Khmer Traditional Medical Dictionary. (apple.com)
Workers4
  • You may have seen ant workers retrieve nestmates that you have mangled or killed underfoot (accidentally, I hope), thinking it battlefield heroism. (bloomberg.com)
  • In the 10 February, 2005 issue of the journal, Nature, Yanoviak, ant biologist, Mike Kaspari, and biomechanics expert, Robert Dudley, publish an amazing observation: canopy ant workers (Cephalotes atratus L) jettisoned from branches 30 m above the ground, glide backwards to the trunk of the same tree with incredible accuracy. (innovations-report.com)
  • Daniel Goldman, a professor of physics who runs the Complex Rheology and Biomechanics Lab(or Crab Lab) at the Georgia Institute of Technology noticed that even though ant tunnels are extremely narrow, they never get choked up with too many workers. (asme.org)
  • Since all the workers are sterile, the ants do not survive for long without the queen. (ehow.co.uk)
Food20
  • Ants communicate and cooperate by using chemicals that can alert others to danger or lead them to a promising food source. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The time it takes the ants to take them in is critical because once they leave their food plants the caterpillars do not feed until they are incorporated into the ant brood. (newscientist.com)
  • The trees are defended from large animals that eat them and the ants receive food and shelter. (care2.com)
  • The Grasshopper is not down on his luck while the Ant is busy storing food. (wnd.com)
  • The selfish Ant should share his food with the poor helpless Grasshopper regardless of what caused the Grasshopper to get into his predicament in the first place. (wnd.com)
  • To see which type you have, place small dabs of jelly and peanut butter (not mixed) where ants are seen and watch which food they are attracted to. (garden.org)
  • Ants can contaminate food, but most common species in the United States generally do not cause public health hazards. (epa.gov)
  • When a wasp approached a mound of food swarming with ants, the wasp would pluck an ant from the pile, fly a ways off, and drop the still-living insect from its jaws. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • This led the pair to establish an experiment in which ants and wasps were presented with samples of high-protein food: little chunks of tuna fish. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • No one has ever seen an ant war involving the Argentine species and the native species, so it's not clear whether they are quietly aggressive or just find ways of taking over food resources and territory. (stanford.edu)
  • For instance, ants scout for food in a precise pattern. (stanford.edu)
  • This was most apparent in the way in which ants travel to and from a food source. (answersingenesis.org)
  • Ants form and maintain a line to their food source by laying a trail of pheromone, i.e. a chemical to which other members of the same species are very sensitive. (answersingenesis.org)
  • The food of ants consists of both plant and animal substances. (britannica.com)
  • Ant has also built up a 25% stake in India's Zomato, a restaurant aggregator and food delivery service, beginning in 2018. (reuters.com)
  • But at a certain point, more ants in the bridges becomes less efficient because it means that fewer ants are actually gathering food, and the ants seem to know when they've reached this equilibrium point. (popularmechanics.com)
  • As the gap they span lengthens, more ants are needed for the bridge, and fewer are available to carry food. (popularmechanics.com)
  • If they don't feel other ants frequently, they know they should let go and keep gathering food. (popularmechanics.com)
  • And that's how you learn that the youngest ants are in the bottom chambers, and that the oldest ones are out foraging for food! (scienceblogs.com)
  • An ant has 2 stomachs: one for itself, and one for sharing food with other ants! (crayola.com)
20194
  • As of April 2019, the ANT website lists over 170 brands using ANT technology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ant led a $100 million round in Indonesian online lending firm Akulaku in January 2019. (reuters.com)
  • In February 2019, Ant announced it had purchased British currency exchange and payments group WorldFirst. (reuters.com)
  • According to sources, Ant took a sizeable stake in Vietnamese e-wallet eMonkey in 2019, which is operated by Vietnamese fintech firm M-Pay Trade. (reuters.com)
Abundant1
  • On average, ants monopolize 15-20% of the terrestrial animal biomass, and in tropical regions where ants are especially abundant, they monopolize 25% or more. (pnas.org)
20203
  • Sources say Ant took an active role in shaping the e-wallet, dispatching a significant number of staff to the firm until 2020. (reuters.com)
  • Ant said in its prospectus it is re-evaluating a planned further investment of $150 million in Zomato announced in January 2020, due a change in India's foreign investment rules. (reuters.com)
  • Ant announced in May 2020 it was investing $73.5 million in Myanmar e-wallet Wave Money. (reuters.com)
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Eggs4
  • unfertilized eggs produce male ants. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Ant eggs are oval shaped and tiny (they are on the order of 1 mm long, but the queen's egg is many times larger). (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Neither eggs nor a queen ant have been located inside to explain the continued existence of new ants on a daily basis. (atimes.com)
  • An ant queen obtains all the sperm cells she needs to produce eggs for the rest of her life during the marriage flight with the male ants. (ehow.co.uk)
Aggressive6
  • The most common and aggressive kind is the red imported fire ant, which is reddish-brown and about 1/8-inch long (about half the size of a pencil eraser). (kidshealth.org)
  • A new study shows ants are more aggressive when they think they're part of a larger group. (livescience.com)
  • On the other hand, ants raised in a highly populated environment were more aggressive in fights. (livescience.com)
  • There are also some fairly aggressive tendencies exhibited by many ants (which, fortunately for our children, recent animated films like Antz and A Bug's Life did not emphasize). (answersingenesis.org)
  • Many homeowners in the Halifax area are seeing their outdoor activities curtailed by swarms of aggressive European fire ants, which deliver a painful sting. (cbc.ca)
  • Fire ants are notoriously aggressive in defending their territory. (cbc.ca)
Insect6
  • These traps have many holes and, when an insect steps on one, hundreds of ants inside use the openings to seize it with their jaws. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • What is interesting, says Tommi Nyman, an expert in insect parasites at the University of Joensuu in Finland, is that the butterfly forces the ants to become more diverse. (newscientist.com)
  • The social behaviour of ants is among the most complex in the insect world. (answersingenesis.org)
  • A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. (everything2.com)
  • Wilson's non-fiction novels on ants got Dr Bharti's attention, and he started trailing the insect. (tribuneindia.com)
  • Yet, only two of the 100 insect-themed websites Penick researched described the odorous house ant as reeking of blue cheese. (newsobserver.com)
Paraponera1
  • I was the guy that stayed on the ground," Kaspari recounts, "while Steve dropped Paraponera [bullet ants that pack a nasty sting] down at me. (innovations-report.com)
Reddish ants1
  • But not all reddish ants are European fire ants. (cbc.ca)
Swarm Intelligence1
  • There's a growing field in computer science that deals with "agent-swarm" or "ant-swarm" intelligence. (computerworld.com)
Early 20th century1
  • European fire ants arrived in Maine in the early 20th century but didn't become a notable problem in Canada until just a few years ago. (cbc.ca)
Abdomen3
  • These acrobat ants can raise their abdomen over their head to release venom or repelling substances into the environment and the surrounding air. (uni-mainz.de)
  • Typically, an ant has a large head and a slender, oval abdomen joined to the thorax , or midsection, by a small waist. (britannica.com)
  • Primitive ants can use a mandibular poison, but the abdomen is the weapon of choice. (earthtimes.org)
Bites3
  • Are you afraid, fearful about ant bites? (care2.com)
  • A fact sheet on fire ants , preventing bites, and treatment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (epa.gov)
  • Despite a common misconception, most ants lack painful bites (being too small to have any effect on human skin). (tolweb.org)
20172
  • Ant invested $200 million in Kakao Pay, the mobile payment subsidiary of South Korea tech giant Kakao Corp, in February 2017. (reuters.com)
  • In April 2017, Ant formed a venture with Indonesian media company Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek) to launch e-wallet DANA. (reuters.com)
20183
  • In 2018, micropayments firm Touch'n'Go, which is partly owned by Malaysian bank CIMB, teamed up with Ant to create e-wallet TNG Digital. (reuters.com)
  • Ant invested in Pakistan's EasyPaisa, an e-wallet operated by Norwegian telecoms group Telenor in 2018, taking a 45% stake for $185 million. (reuters.com)
  • Ant acquired a 20% stake in bKash, Bangladesh's largest mobile payments firm, also in 2018. (reuters.com)
Entomology1
  • Additional experiments at Yanoviak's field sites in Costa Rica and near Iquitos, in Peru, where he currently works collecting mosquitos for the University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, showed that the ants visually orient toward tree trunks. (innovations-report.com)
Wood-nest1
  • Knowing how to spot an infestation early on and knowing how to control wood-nesting ants can help save your house or even the trees around your home. (ehow.com)
Mounds2
  • The best way to avoid getting stung by fire ants is to keep your shoes on when playing in areas that could have fire ant mounds. (kidshealth.org)
  • Do not disturb or stand on or near ant mounds. (cdc.gov)
Leaf7
  • Currie is studying whether nitrogen-fixing bacteria help break down the ants' leaf cuttings into a fungally-digestible form. (wired.com)
  • Citation: 'Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in the Fungus Gardens of Leaf-Cutter Ants,' by Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás, Mark A. Anderson, Garret Suen, David M. Stevenson, Fiona S. T. Chu, W. Wallace Cleland, Paul J. Weimer, Cameron R. Currie. (wired.com)
  • But recently biologists discovered that after a lifetime of service in their namesake occupation, older leaf-cutter ants eventually decided to hang their hats, enjoying a retirement of sorts in their golden years. (treehugger.com)
  • It is believed that leaf-cutter ants' mandibles also contain zinc-enriched biomaterials, which strengthen them. (treehugger.com)
  • This results in 'lockjaw,' which makes an infected ant unable to release the leaf, even after death, creating a stable place outside the ant for the fungus to grow. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The fungus controls the ant's movements to a suitable leaf and causes the ant to grip onto the leaf's central stem, allowing the fungus to spore, which will allow more ants to become infected. (slashdot.org)
  • They are among the leading predators of invertebrates in most ecosystems, and in the Neotropics they are the leading herbivores as well, with leaf-cutter ants taking more than 15% of the fresh vegetation (feeding it to a symbiotic fungus, which they in turn eat). (pnas.org)
Adult4
  • If you ever think that you have been stung by a fire ant, tell an adult immediately . (kidshealth.org)
  • The life cycle of the ant consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The life cycle of the ant has four stages, including egg, larva, pupa , and adult, and spans a period of 8 to 10 weeks. (britannica.com)
  • The adult form of the Ant-lion resembles a dragonfly or damselfly . (everything2.com)
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Ants Infest Flight from Italy to Newark - NBC New York (nbcnewyork.com)
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Deborah Gordon: What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet | TED Talk (ted.com)
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Suunto ANT Heart Rate Belt - Accurate heart rate information (suunto.com)
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Research Writing in Dentistry by J. Ant... | WHSmith Books (whsmith.co.uk)
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