Ants coordinate highly complex foraging and traffic systems without any leaders, relying entirely on local interactions and chemical cues. Pheromone trails encode information about distance, food ...
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Ants capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into armour
Fungus-farming ants have evolved a remarkable solution to the danger of excess carbon dioxide inside their nests – which could inspire ways for humans to capture CO2 ...
Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the education ...
A team of researchers led by Auburn University Assistant Professor Clint Penick studied ants like these, which are easily found in the Southeastern United States. Auburn University Assistant Professor ...
This efficiency has fascinated engineers, computer scientists, and urban planners, who have spent decades trying to understand how ants achieve it. The secret is communication—though not in the way we ...
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