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Myrmecology Dies in Darkness
Month: March 2017
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the sixth contribution in the series, submitted by Keshav Singh. Do ants do things for reasons? Ants are creatures that seem to do a lot of things. When you see an ant,…
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So, you have some communities of ants. You notice that some communities are more diverse than others. In one community, certain species of ants are more common, while in another, different species are more common. How can you explain this coexistence and variation? Dominance hierarchies, perhaps? Dominance hierarchies have played a key role in ant ecology…
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Last Tuesday, we shared an interview with Brooklyn craft beer brewer Dailey Crafton, and many Tuesdays ago, we highlighted a Singapore bar that serves a special drink with ants. Thus, we have decided to launch an occasional series on the intersection of alcohol and ants, Brewsday Tuesday. Today, we have a special product advertised on Amazon:…
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the fifth contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Barry Lam. Hi-Phi Nation, a new and exciting philosophy podcast, produced this intriguing audio bit for The Daily Ant. It is about 5 minutes long. Enjoy! Production Credits The story…
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Brooklyn’s most ant-friendly craft brewer, Dailey Crafton, sat down with The Daily Ant to discuss beer, ants, and… well basically just beer and ants. Enjoy!
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Our editor-in-chief was recently interviewed over at Coffee Beings And Things. He was asked about coffee, ants, and more! But mostly ants. Check it out.
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Here at The Daily Ant, we generally support the little gal. Yet we can’t help but appreciate a particular financial services group: Ant Financial Services Group hails from China, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it is (unsurprisingly) a “juggernaut of online banking, fund management and other financial services.” Sounds like they chose the right name!
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Cultural Correspondant Abhishek Bhattacharyya recently stopped by the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in New Orleans. While there, he captured an important scene: This is, of course, a colony of Atta cephalotes, one of several species of leaf cutter ants. Correspondant Bhattacharyya also shared the following: One man who worked at the museum came up since we were spending a…
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the fourth contribution in the series, submitted by Cheryl Abbate. Consider the Ant Many people object to raising and killing animals like cows, chickens, and pigs for food because they are conscious (i.e., sentient). Farmed animals clearly…
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Anyone who is a human living in a human society knows that social life carries with it the risk of catching a disease from other nearby humans. Of course, this is also the case for ants in their societies. But a fascinating paper in Ecology and Evolution has recently revealed another commonality: some wood ants, like humans, create…
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In our recent Philosophy Phriday interview with UNC philosopher Ram Neta, Dr. Neta expressed surprise at the fact that ants have brains. But ants do indeed have brains, as certain fungi know very well, and in a study recently accepted in Developmental Neurobiology, Dr. J. Frances Kamhi and colleagues set out to understand how ant brains…
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This interview with Dr. Ram Neta is the third contribution in the series. On Tuesday, Dr. Ram Neta sat down with The Daily Ant to discuss ants, rationality, and more – Enjoy! Dr. Ram Neta is an Associate…
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