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Invisible heroes in the intestines of ants: Blochmannia

DALL-E 2023 12 15 21.40.19 An illustration showing a close up of a carpenter ant with visible Blochmannia bacteria within its body highlighting the An illustration showing a close up of a carpenter ant with visible Blochmannia bacteria within its body highlighting the symbiotic relationship.

Giant mountain ants and Bubonic bacteria have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship. Bubonic bacteria provide nutrition and health for giant mountain ants, while giant mountain ants provide food and living environment for Bubonic bacteria. However, . . . Read More

Success Rate Less Than 1%, Mating Rituals of Ants: Wedding Flight | Super Detailed Introduction

DALL-E 2023 10 15 17.05.54 In this square composition a winged ant queen stands poised to take off from the grass as several queens in the background prepare for the same.

The ants are ready to fly out of the nest when the time is right to find a new home! This is the mating ceremony of ants. Since it takes place in the air, it is called the "Wedding Ceremony". . . Read more

Latest Research! Nymphs also have an important function, which is the secretion of nutrients!

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Introduction For the first time, researchers have discovered that ant pupae produce a secretion that is consumed by worker ants and their larvae, which in turn induces care behavior in worker ants. Care behavior of worker ants . . . Read more

Taiwan Ant List 272 Ant Species | 10 Subfamilies | 77 Genera

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A list of all ants produced in Taiwan, together with 4 subfamilies, 21 genera and 50 unnamed species (to be identified/published). The information in this article is the latest version in 2021, which is a substantial revision compared with the previous information in 2003, by Lin Zongqi.

3-Step Tutorial] What kind of ants are these? How to identify ants? The Most Detailed Diagram of Identification Procedure

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It shouldn't be that hard to identify ants, right? Can't you tell by looking at it?
In fact, this is a rigorous study, by observing the specific parts of the body of the ants, from subfamily to genus, step by step to find out the correct classification, this article is attached with a number of clear photographs, to take you to run through the correct process once in detail.