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Author: Benjamin Blanchard

Sukkot and Myrmecology in the Talmud

Most of our formicid-loving Jewish readers will know that we are amidst the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Feast […]

Benjamin Blanchard October 7, 2020 Culture, Wisdom

T.V. Tuesday: BBC Earth

Earlier this year, BBC Earth put together a 20-minute video titled “Best of Ants”, a collection of their […]

Benjamin Blanchard October 6, 2020 Art & Media, T.V. Tuesday

Daily Ant Interviewed by FormiCast

On Sunday, our editor-in-chief was interviewed by a new ant-keeper podcast with the delightful name “FormiCast“! Although the […]

Benjamin Blanchard October 5, 2020 Art & Media

The Sincerest Form of Flattery

Ants are so beautiful that even the true bugs wanna be them. Check out this ant mimic larvae […]

Benjamin Blanchard October 2, 2020 Art & Media, Reports

The Antagonistic Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard was indeed sore sometimes! Mincing no words in his journal, Kierkegaard reached for an ant metaphor to […]

Benjamin Blanchard October 1, 2020 Culture

BTS and the “Ants”

Fans of K-Pop will recognize this group of young men as the world-famous South Korean band “BTS”: Fans […]

Benjamin Blanchard September 30, 2020 Art & Media, Business, Culture, Music, News

T.V. Tuesday: Geico

We really shouldn’t be surprised. Is it even possible that a company with a vertebrate mascot – namely, […]

Benjamin Blanchard September 29, 2020 Art & Media, Business, Culture, T.V. Tuesday

Technicolor Dreamant

Marvel at the iridescent coloration of this ant, Rhytidoponera aspersa:

Benjamin Blanchard September 25, 2020 Art & Media

The Ants of Sri Lanka

Some of the most important and critical myrmecological research is the “simple” identification and documentation of what ant […]

Benjamin Blanchard September 24, 2020 Uncategorized

Ants Again

Readers with a mind like a steel trap jaw ant’s mandibles will remember that Poorly Drawn Lines is, […]

Benjamin Blanchard September 23, 2020 Art & Media

T.V. Tuesday: Community

It is only natural that our favorite social insects made it into the U.S. television show Community. Thanks […]

Benjamin Blanchard September 22, 2020 Art & Media, Culture, T.V. Tuesday

Seagulls Tripping on Ant Acid

According to a 2016 report in The Huffington Post, when winged ants (males and reproductive females) emerge for […]

Benjamin Blanchard September 21, 2020 Art & Media, News

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