ant

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Also known as Messor cephalotes, these ants are native to East Africa and known for their distinctive seed-gathering behaviour making them popular with ant collectors.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The team examined relationships between cuticle volume, colony size, and evolutionary diversification across more than 500 ant species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“He wouldn’t even hurt an ant… He doesn’t even know how to use a gun.”

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

I kept my eyes on the ant hole, hoping for a last visit from my small friends, but they did not appear.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom