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 https://t.co/tgejiJi9jv
A parasitic species of ant from Japan is the first ever found to have done away with both males and female workers – instead every individual is a queen that tries to take over the nests of other species. https://t.co/DWnrltMcAl
A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern hemisphere before moving north – and beyond https://t.co/PpAOGenkIR
Now published: DIY microscope🔬 for insects of all sizes, even those preserved in ethanol! Designed for developing holistic biomonitoring with AI tools. Most animal species and much of animal biomass are arthropods. They need frugal identification methods! https://t.co/LbClXZINOe
Express DNA barcoding published! We combine DNA leaching, NextGenPCR, and MinION to go from specimens to barcodes in hours without breaking the bank. Say hello to fast pest identification, food authentication and species sorting in the field. https://t.co/Ymhb3SrbEK @nanopore
Look at the wings of these flies,
from the genus Goniurellia. Each wing has a detailed image of an ant, when the wings move, the ants appear to walk
Most of its predators would want to avoid a confrontation with the stings of ants
📸1) mpergil 📸2) Dr Brigitte Howarth
In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers have discovered a new species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it. https://t.co/iY1cAUTDBL @NewsfromScience
#NationalMothWeek day 6! Today's moth is a wasp mimic, a video I took in Ecuador earlier this year. Hard to believe it's a moth! Protects itself from predators by looking like a wasp. #MothWeek
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The idea that men hunt while women stay at home is at the root of many gendered assumptions about the way societies operate, but a review of the data shows this is wrong. https://t.co/IslRKOyFnA