Biology
These Ants Jump with Their Jaws
Sometimes the best solution to a sticky situation is a quick escape, and few escapes are faster than a trap-jaw ant’s.
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Evolution
Ants Abound in Manhattan's Slivers of Green
Ants—they're everywhere. Charging across your picnic blanket, sneaking into your sandwich and, naturally, marching one by one (hurrah!
Evolution
Secrets of Ant Rafts Revealed
The architecture of flash-frozen ant assemblages are offering inspiration for robot designers
Evolution
Ants Save Their Hides by Floating on Their Children's Backs
A species of ant escapes floods on a raft made of its babies
Shadow, Labyrinth, Mirror: New Species of Child-Eating Dracula Ants Get Cool Ninja Names
Time to dust off those tuxedos and meet me at the Blood Bar in five, because we've got six new species of Dracula ants to discuss. Species belonging to the Amblyoponinae subfamily of ants from Madagascar have earned the nickname `Dracula ants', thanks to a social feeding system that involves the queens and workers feeding [...]..
The Sciences
Ants run vast honeydew ranches just under our feet
You may know the classic story about how ants and aphids live together in an ecological partnership. Aphids feed ants their excess sugars in the form of honeydew, and in return ants protect the aphids against predators and carry them to new host plants...
The Sciences
Meet the Avengers of Evolution – A Celebration of Animal Superpowers
I don’t generally photoshop images beyond small crops and levels tweaks, especially for field and behavior projects. However, stylized studio work serves a different purpose, so I allow myself more digital liberties...
A Chat with Biologist Edward O. Wilson on SciAm’s 168th Anniversary
I am very pleased to announce that the SciAm community will be graced by the presence of one of the most well-known naturalists, Edward O. Wilson, an eminent biologist, researcher, and theorist who is the world’s leading authority on ants...
We’re All Minorities Compared To These Manhattan Residents
Everyone would agree that a million is a lot and a billion is even more, but these types of numbers are hard to intuitively understand. So while you may nod and say, “wow” approvingly when told that there are more than a billion ants living in Manhattan, I bet you have a slightly more visceral [...]..
