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Ants attack their nest-mates because pollution changes their smell
Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, other members of their ...
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Air pollution causes social instability in ant colonies, triggering attacks on returning nest mates
A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...
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The insect nothing messes with: Meet the velvet ant
Big or small, most creatures end up on something else's dinner menu. But the velvet ant combines a ton of defenses into one very unappetizing package. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff ...
Different smell: Ozone destroys colony-specific scent signals by breaking down alkenes with carbon-carbon double bonds. Even ...
“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own ...
Essential oils are another natural and fragrant way to repel pests. “Some oils, such as peppermint, tea tree, and eucalyptus, ...
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Dogs face giant ant invasion in epic backyard battle
These three cute beagle dogs are having a nice picnic outside when they are surprised by a huge ant that crawls right up onto ...
Halt Pest Control has been recognized with the 2025 Consumer Choice Award in the category of Pest Control for the Southern Alberta region. This recognition highlights the company's commitment to ...
The population of tiny stinging ants has surged despite efforts to control the invasive species. Experts fear devastating consequences if the infestation spirals out of control.
Use of modern imaging techniques to identify the extinct species Ctenobethylus goepperti and analyze its kinship.
The National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) uses two kinds of granular fire ant treatment, which have both been ...
Even some 200 years after his death, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's scientific curiosity continues to yield new insights. This has now been demonstrated by biologists at Friedrich Schiller University ...
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