Ants

Discoveries Caterpillars use precise vibrational patterns to communicate with ants

Some caterpillars “talk” to ants in rhythm, sending precise vibrations that can mean protection, food, or rejection.

Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Discoveries How ants gave up armor to build some of the largest societies on Earth Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health Dying for the nest: Sick ants choose the colony over life Rebecca Shavit

Space Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs turned ants into farmers 66 million years ago

Discoveries Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies

Good News Ants can “sniff out” cancer!