"Ant"ics: The Ant Institute Blog

Foraging Trails

Posted on 5/27/2008 at 10:08AM EST
by Roberto Pereira, Department of Entomology, University of Florida

“Happy trails to you, until we meet again.” For ants, the most elaborate form of chemical communication is odor trails.... Read »

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Guess who’s coming to dinner? Fire ants.

Posted on 4/18/2008 at 2:26PM EST
by Roberto Pereira, Department of Entomology, University of Florida

The name alone is synonymous with heat, and these ants pack a lot of heat in their venom... Read »

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First glimpse behind the scenes of the Ant Cam

Posted on 1/21/2008 at 10:26PM EST
by Roberto Pereira, Department of Entomology, University of Florida

The ant cam zooms in to capture the feisty personality of the fire ant... Read »

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Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight.

How many ant species exist worldwide?