ant
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Trees occupied by wasps also consistently had much smaller ant colonies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
He says he felt like an ant walking into the huge facility on his first day in prison; the guard towers reminded him of skyscrapers.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The only English population of the narrow-headed ant lives in the trust's Chudleigh Knighton Heath nature reserve and the nationally scarce erratic ant was recently discovered at the charity's Bovey Heathfield nature reserve.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Using financial tools such as debt and derivatives, these ETFs enabled ant investors to double their bets on Samsung and SK Hynix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In each of the little spaces was a picture: an ant, a tree, an anchor, an hourglass....
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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The plants produce hollow chambers where ants can live and also supply them with nutritious food bodies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Workers swarmed the mound of metal like ants on a hill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Chiefs at Devon Wildlife Trust said they plan to improve the heathland homes of both the narrow-headed and erratic ants, and start new colonies at suitable nearby sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
While pregnant, Natasha says her room became infested with ants, which she repeatedly reported before eventually being moved into another room.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Dallben has taught me much about ants, but nothing of a lame one.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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