Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ants' tiny brains can still coordinate to build complex structures using their own bodies. Apart from their nasty stings, army ant ...

Their nomadic lifestyle and ravenous raiding have taken army ants (Dorylinae) to most continents on Earth, but a rare fossil discovery is now offering first evidence that the infamous predators once ...

Studying army ants for a living comes with certain occupational hazards. "They're very aggressive," says Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "They have venom, so they will ...

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms. Isabella Muratore at the New ...

At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, researchers track swarms of carnivorous army ants and the birds that follow them. A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research, in the ...

A rare 35-million-year-old fossil shows an insect known for a ravenous appetite in a whole new light. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 23, 2022 9:00 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...

Eciton army ants are so named because of their military-like foraging tactics in which vast numbers simultaneously swarm over an area the size of a football pitch, ruthlessly devouring their prey, ...

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Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in ...

Army Ant Reconstruction Reconstruction of D. perseus from NJIT's Barden Lab shows anatomical similarities with certain army ants alive today. Credit: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; ...