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Velvet Ants Venom Affect Mammals and Insects Differently, Claims New Study
Velvet ants, also known as parasitic wasps, deliver venom that acts differently in mammals and insects. According to a study, specific venom peptides cause pain by targeting distinct neural pathways in each species. Researchers suggest this tailored venom evolved to fend off multiple predators, revealing insights into the adaptive nature of these i...
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Study Reveals Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago
A recent study reveals that ant agriculture originated 66 million years ago, following the asteroid impact that led to the dinosaurs' extinction. This event allowed fungi to flourish in the aftermath, as they thrived on decaying plant matter. It was found that while the initial partnership formed post-impact, ants did not develop advanced farming t...
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Ants Perform Limb Amputations To Save Injured Comrades' Lives: Study
Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of serious infection or disease. But humans are not alone in doing such procedures.
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Parasites As Fountain Of Youth? Study Finds Infected Ants Live Much Longer
The parasite that affects these ants is a tapeworm called Anomotaenia brevis that is found in several types of woodpecker.
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Indian Jumping Ants Can Shrink, Restore Their Brain, Study Finds
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday revealed that Indian jumping ants possess the ability to increase and shrink their brain size.
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The Importance Of Being Idle: A Lesson From Lazy Fire Ants
Ants have mastered the art of keeping things moving. Another striking thing about ants is that some of them just sit around doing nothing. Now a study out of Georgia Tech combines these observations to deliver a lesson that could have implications for such things as how the robots of the future might be used for disaster relief.
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Solution To Drought Possible With The Help Of Termites: Study
You only know that termites, popularly known as white ants, are nasty pests because they munch away your wooden furniture. But ancient Indians knew these insects can be our saviours in times of drought like the one parts of India are now experiencing.
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Ants Can Save Earth From Global Warming, Claims Study
Ants may be cooling the Earth by helping trap carbon dioxide from the environment, a new study has claimed.
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Insect Diet May Have Led to Bigger Human Brains
Foraging for lean-season diet such as ants, slugs and bugs may have spurred the development of bigger brains and higher-level cognitive functions in early humans and other primates, a new study suggests.
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Ants get cues to remove their dead: Study
Chemicals signal that an ant is still alive and prevent its comrades from taking it to the colony graveyard.
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Velvet Ants Venom Affect Mammals and Insects Differently, Claims New Study
Velvet ants, also known as parasitic wasps, deliver venom that acts differently in mammals and insects. According to a study, specific venom peptides cause pain by targeting distinct neural pathways in each species. Researchers suggest this tailored venom evolved to fend off multiple predators, revealing insights into the adaptive nature of these i...
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Study Reveals Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago
A recent study reveals that ant agriculture originated 66 million years ago, following the asteroid impact that led to the dinosaurs' extinction. This event allowed fungi to flourish in the aftermath, as they thrived on decaying plant matter. It was found that while the initial partnership formed post-impact, ants did not develop advanced farming t...
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Ants Perform Limb Amputations To Save Injured Comrades' Lives: Study
Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of serious infection or disease. But humans are not alone in doing such procedures.
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Parasites As Fountain Of Youth? Study Finds Infected Ants Live Much Longer
The parasite that affects these ants is a tapeworm called Anomotaenia brevis that is found in several types of woodpecker.
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Indian Jumping Ants Can Shrink, Restore Their Brain, Study Finds
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday revealed that Indian jumping ants possess the ability to increase and shrink their brain size.
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The Importance Of Being Idle: A Lesson From Lazy Fire Ants
Ants have mastered the art of keeping things moving. Another striking thing about ants is that some of them just sit around doing nothing. Now a study out of Georgia Tech combines these observations to deliver a lesson that could have implications for such things as how the robots of the future might be used for disaster relief.
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Solution To Drought Possible With The Help Of Termites: Study
You only know that termites, popularly known as white ants, are nasty pests because they munch away your wooden furniture. But ancient Indians knew these insects can be our saviours in times of drought like the one parts of India are now experiencing.
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Ants Can Save Earth From Global Warming, Claims Study
Ants may be cooling the Earth by helping trap carbon dioxide from the environment, a new study has claimed.
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Insect Diet May Have Led to Bigger Human Brains
Foraging for lean-season diet such as ants, slugs and bugs may have spurred the development of bigger brains and higher-level cognitive functions in early humans and other primates, a new study suggests.
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Ants get cues to remove their dead: Study
Chemicals signal that an ant is still alive and prevent its comrades from taking it to the colony graveyard.
