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Almost like a puppeteer pulls the strings to make a marionette move, the fungus controls the ants muscles. (Photo: Pixabay)

How -"zombie fungus-" takes over ants, controls their behaviour

Almost like a puppeteer pulls the strings to make a marionette move, the fungus controls the ant's muscles.

13 Nov 2017 8:51 AM GMT

Named after Southern Africas feared Matabele warrior tribe, the insects hunt termites bigger than themselves. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ants nurse wounded warriors back to health: Study

The study claimed to be the first to show such nursing behaviour in any non-human animal.

14 Feb 2018 9:59 AM GMT

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ants' antibiotics can benefit humans: Study

The researchers cautioned that this study is the first step and that it does have limitations.

7 Feb 2018 5:59 AM GMT

If a species does not produce antimicrobials, it means they must have found another way to protect themselves against disease, the team said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans may soon develop drugs from ants

Experiments with 20 ant species found antimicrobials on 12 of them, a team reported in the Royal Society Open Science...

7 Feb 2018 2:48 AM GMT

This ant-like robot could repair internal injuries in humans

This ant-like robot could repair internal injuries in humans

A new type of 3D-printed micro-bristle-bot, size of the world's smallest ant.

18 July 2019 3:47 AM GMT

Such an ageist system boosts the life expectancy of soldiers by keeping them safe when they are younger. (Photo: Pixabay)

Termites sacrifice their elderly in ant wars: study

Old female soldiers were even more likely than males to become cannon fodder.

7 March 2018 7:51 AM GMT