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Op-Ed: Army ants enlist in other colonies when their queen dies?

African army ants are famous for their ferocity. They can, and do, eat anything in their path. When rival army ant colonies meet, there are border wars. Yet when an army ant queen dies, the ants are “adopted” by other colonies.

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Business turns to ants and algorithms in search for profit

How ants are teaching the world's biggest companies how to behave

Ants remember their enemy's scent

Ants retain the scent of insects they have fought with, enabling the whole colony to collectively "know its enemies", say scientists.

Rare 'supersoldier' ants created in Canadian lab

Canadian researchers have discovered they can induce supersoldier ants — whose bodies react to stress by expanding in size with huge oblong heads and giant vicious jaws — in the Pheidole ant species.

VIDEO: How to stage an 'ant ballet'

Artist and designer Ollie Palmer explains how he has developed technology that he hopes will allow him to stage an "ant ballet".

Watch: Spring Weather: Insect Swarms

Extreme heat brings out bees, ants and ticks.