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Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Ants recognize infected wounds and treat them with antibiotics      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The African Matabele ants are often injured in fights with termites. Their conspecifics recognize wh ...

Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Invasive Species Ecology: Nature
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Invasive ants spread by hitchhiking on everyday vehicles      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Ants might spread to new locations by stowing away on everyday vehicles. Previously, this was though ...

Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Invasive Species
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Western science catches up with First Nations' medicinal use of ant honey      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have discovered the honey produced by Australian ants possesses unique anti-microbial act ...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Leptanilla voldemort, a ghostly slender new ant species from the dark depths of the underground      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In the sun-scorched Pilbara region of north-western Australia, scientists have unearthed a mysteriou...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry
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What fire ants can teach us about making better, self-healing materials      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what can we learn from th ...

Ecology: Invasive Species
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Human-infecting parasite produces sterile soldiers like ants and termites      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New research finds a tiny freshwater parasite known to cause health problems in humans defends its c...

Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to blades of grass against their will. The l ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Division of labor affects the risk of infection      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An international research team reports that, given the same genetic makeup, individual behavior alon...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Zoology
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The behavior of ant queens is shaped by their social environment      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritabl ...

Biology: Evolutionary Biology: Marine Ecology: Extinction
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How species partnerships evolve - How Species Partnerships Evolve: The Science Behind Mutualistic Relationships      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Biologists explored how symbiotic relationships between species evolve to become specific or general...