Ants use their own acid to disinfect themselves and their stomachs. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Bayreuth has found that formic acid kills harmful ...
NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2024 — Insects are typically unwelcome visitors to a picnic, but they could be a flavorful, nutritious and sustainable addition to the menu. Eating insects is common in some ...
Like the caves of ogres in fairy tales, the nests of the Formica archboldi ant are littered with the ‘skulls’ of their prey: ants in the Odontomachus category. But how the head-hunting ants kill their ...