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Myrmecology Dies in Darkness
Month: April 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 seventh contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Miriam Schoenfield. Ants in your pants Ants make great real estate decisions, and this is explained partially by the fact that their decisions are…
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Early Wednesday morning, BuzzFeed staff member Kelly Oakes published “21 Tweets That Will Make Scientists Laugh, Cry, Or Both”. We are happy to report that our relentless investigative journalism is featured in #10. Check it out. UPDATE: #12 is also formicid-friendly!
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Lichens are not ants. But, fortunately for lichens, lichens are nearly as cool as ants. Imagine what would happen if ants and lichens joined forces! If you don’t have a good imagination, then you’re in luck. Lichen Correspondant Joel Mercado-Díaz recently drew our attention to a couple beautiful ant-lichen photographs. With permission from the original…
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The Daily Ant is excited to announce a new series: Style Saturdays! The post below is by our Fashion Correspondant Kathryn Pogin, who is also an Executive Producer of our popular Philosophy Phridays series. Enjoy! As you’ve probably already noticed, whenever you wear your favorite formicid-themed apparel, there’s a fine line between achieving that simultaneously chic…
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