The Velvet Ant, which is actually a species of wingless wasp, is well known for possessing one of the most painful stings in the insect kingdom. In fact, this legendary sting is so painful it has even... continue reading
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"Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 392 views • 2:31Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 282 views • 8:09Two/2 Parts: 1 (embedded; 20:08): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKSm-nXMuo 2 (32:55): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzPORGfpy_I
posted by ant 8 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 61 views • 53:03Is there somebody who can explain this?
posted by bjornenlinda 9 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 306 views • 22 secsGross YouTube: Hundreds of ant species have been farming for tens of millions of years.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months ago • 416 views • 3:52"The movie Ant-Man was (obviously) inspired by ants, so we thought we'd talk to a real ant expert to learn a bit more! ..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3hu8oe/science_ama_series_im_brian_fisher_ant_s... continue reading
posted by ant 9 years 2 months ago • 103 views • 7:51"Ants don’t eat leaves. They use them to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring. Their success as farmers has made leafcutter ants into fungus tycoons, complete with their own... continue reading
posted by ant 9 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 348 views • 3:31Nature's biochemistry at its creepiest!
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 311 views • 6:35YouTube Description: Hank shares the latest developments in science, this week demystifying three freaky things in nature: the polar vortex, why some bugs are infertile, and how a chain can appear to defy... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 9 months 2 weeks ago • 289 views • 4:46"Imagine having a bunch of horny bones on your back ..."
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 10 months ago • 1,547 views • 4:10From http://www.yourwildlife.org/2013/09/ant-questions-answered/ from http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/16944 ...
posted by ant 1 decade 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 151 views • 2:52"... These silver ants have ten minutes to retrieve their food under the African sun before time is up." From http://myrmecos.net/2013/02/24/sunday-night-movie-cataglyphis-brave-the-heat/ ... Longer... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 1 year 8 months ago • 755 views • 2:55In this episode of smarter every day, Destin features ants in the Amazon jungle, as the little fellows work together to capture a worm. Cooperative transport allows ants to secure medium sized prey before... continue reading
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