Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...

In animals, nature frequently oscillates between producing a multitude of less hardy individuals and creating a limited number of very robust specimens. This trade-off between number and ...

Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Go program that implements max flow and Dijkstra's algorithms to find the fastest way to move N amount of ants from the room A to the room B aka solve ants colony optimization problem Go library and ...

Abstract: HCMOP are widespread in practical engineering such as vehicle routing problem and shop scheduling problem etc. The problems introduced above refer to optimization problems with complex ...

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ants are some of nature’s most selfless animals. They practice ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...