The Daily Ant
Myrmecology Dies in Darkness
Category: Food
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This piece is a guest contribution by Natalia Piland. Joy, Loss, Ants I’ve been grieving a lot lately. Life seems to be a series of losses, things not quite turning out how you wanted. That can be transformative. But sometimes, like when someone you’ve just met shares their hopes for the future with you only to…
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It goes without saying that anybody who is anybody enjoys ants with all the human senses. Taste is no exception. Thankfully, the PBS culinary show “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having” appears to wholeheartedly agree! Ants are featured at the 38-minute mark in the very first episode of the show (many thanks to Film Critic Derek…
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Imagine that you are a mango farmer in Thailand. You’re happy with your mango crop, and happily head off to the market to sell your delicious fruit. There, you expect to sell out, but instead find that few passerby are interested in your produce. To add antsult to injury, you look at a nearby stall…
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We’ve once again fallen rather silent for over two weeks, yet throughout the past month or so, our devoted readership has sent us a steady supply of premier ant content. Below, we present you a list of seven interesting items we almost allowed you to miss!
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Committed readers will remember fondly our coverage of Anty Gin, the Beer Ants Gel Habitat, Funky Fresh ant beer brewer Dailey Crafton, and an antspired cocktail from Singapore. Well, we have another exciting libation to share with you! Our editor-in-chief is currently in southern China for an investigative journalism project on Polyrhachis spiny ants. But he also…
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It’s hard to believe it, but it’s true. What started out one year ago from yesterday as a podunk formicid-friendly online media project with an inaugural post on loving your house ants has grown into a podunk formicid-friendly online media project with 196 published articles. Whether you’re joining us now for the first time, or have…
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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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On Thursday, Field Correspondant Natalia Piland, who is currently undercover as an evolutionary biologist studying birds in Peru, provided The Daily Ant with crucial insight into local ant-human relations. Piland found a beautiful specimen of an ant (beautiful as all ants are beautiful): What is this? It is a leaf-cutter ant queen! But what is most interesting is…
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Although The Daily Ant is merely a fledgling source of premier ant content, we have already promoted multiple organizations that, in keeping with scriptures, go to the ant and are wise: A.N.T.S. of Wyoming, The Ant Network, Ant Swim School, Nomadic Ant, ANTS Tennis, and a bar serving an ant cocktail. Well, we are happy to add yet another noble institution…
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Are you overworked? Are you feeling stressed? Do you need a drink, but feel like all your favorites are missing something special? Well, if you’re in Singapore, try putting ants in your drink: According to a recent article in Mashable, a new bar in Singapore, Native Cocktail Bar, is now serving a yogurt-based libation that comes topped with “larger…
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