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Myrmecology Dies in Darkness
Month: April 2017
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Are there ants on the moon? Comic Correspondant Matt Hernandez shared with us an interesting take on this ancient question, by Poorly Drawn Lines:
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly ant fashion series, Style Saturdays. This fourth installment is by our Fashion Correspondant Kathryn Pogin, who is also an Executive Producer of our popular Philosophy Phridays series. Enjoy! Style Saturdays took a brief hiatus last week for the March for Science (it made me think, maybe I should dedicate a future entry to protest-wear; you really…
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As our regular readers will have noticed, we have been a little quiet lately. For this, we apologize – regular programming will resume shortly. Also, we would like to announce the establishment of a Correspondants tab, which rightly honors the many people who have helped The Daily Ant achieve national international recognition. Thank you!
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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 ninth contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Richard Polt. On Formiciform Virtue: Plato’s Ants As he imagines scenarios for the afterlife—which he’ll be entering within a few hours—Socrates speculates that if there’s reincarnation, those who have…
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Fungus-farming ants (the “attines”) are one of the most widely recognized groups of ants, particularly in the form of leaf-cutter ants. They even feature prominently at the beginning of the best classic Disney movie, Ant Lion King:
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Beat Correspondant Dr. Max Winston recently shared with us an interesting aural experience with a noble name: “Fire Ant”. Enjoy!
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All of the staff at The Daily Ant wish our loyal readers a Happy Easter!
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly ant fashion series, Style Saturdays. This third installment is by our Fashion Correspondant Kathryn Pogin, who is also an Executive Producer of our popular Philosophy Phridays series. Enjoy! I realize some folks might have expected me to write a Coachella-themed entry this week, but given that I’d like my work as the Daily Ant’s Fashion Correspondant…
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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 eighth contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Ben Roth. Concerning Wittgenstein’s 284th Philosophical Investigation “And now look at a wriggling [insect] and at once these difficulties vanish and pain seems able to get…
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Have you ever been stung by a fire ant? Even if you haven’t, you probably know how (supposedly) bad and evil fire ants are. Yet fire ants, and a couple other well-known invasive ant species like Argentine ants, are only a few out of about 13,000 known species of ants, and they give all of…
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As regular readers of The Daily Ant know already, ants harbor lots of bacteria. A growing number of studies are revealing that we should investigate these microbial communities, and their associations with their hosts, in order to fully understand the ecology and evolution of ants. In pursuit of this goal, Manuela Ramalho and colleagues just published an interesting study…
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The Daily Ant hosts a weekly ant fashion series, Style Saturdays. This second installment is by our Fashion Correspondant Kathryn Pogin, who is also an Executive Producer of our popular Philosophy Phridays series. Enjoy! If you’ve ever found yourself tasked with responsibilities beyond your skill set because your wealth, your family, or your social standing have catapulted you to a position…
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