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Antbelievable?

Justin Brierley is host of the “Unbelievable?” programme on the British Premier Christian Radio station. The programme covers […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 18, 2017 Art & Media, News

Ed Yong on Ant Butts

Six days ago, we featured a story about ant butts. Five days ago, we featured a quote from a […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 16, 2017 News, Reports

Happy Valantine’s Day!

An oldie but a goodie, from Alex Wild:

Benjamin Blanchard February 14, 2017 Art & Media

Ant Metacolonies

Ants are dominant in a large number of terrestrial ecosystems on every continent outside of Antarctica. One of […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 11, 2017 Wisdom

Dispatch From Peru: Ant Butts

On Thursday, Field Correspondant Natalia Piland, who is currently undercover as an evolutionary biologist studying birds in Peru, provided The […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 10, 2017 Culture, Food, Reports

Elizabeth Warrants

Today, the top news stories is the highly unusual – many would say wholly unjustified – silencing of […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 8, 2017 News

Indy Anty Short

On Monday, University of Chicago student and Field Museum intern Destiny Reeves released a mesmerizing short titled “Antimation”. Like The […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 7, 2017 Art & Media

Ants Have Many Standards

Perhaps the most widely-appreciated characteristic of ant colonies is their propensity for collective decision-making. How does a colony, with behavioral […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 6, 2017 Reports

Serene Short by The Ant Network

The Ant Network, which recently received funding through support from The Daily Ant and others, has produced a new short. According […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 5, 2017 Art & Media

La Hormiga Tortas

Although The Daily Ant is merely a fledgling source of premier ant content, we have already promoted multiple organizations that, in keeping with […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 4, 2017 Business, Culture, Food

Life According to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Life is priceless even to an ant. — 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, June Fourth Elegies […]

Benjamin Blanchard February 3, 2017 Wisdom

Parasitoid Flies Attack Ant Babies

As our regular readers understand, ants should be highly appreciated. However, there are some animals in nature that have not yet learned this valuable lesson. In a recent paper published in Biodiversity Data Journal, Dr. Brian Brown and colleagues highlight one such unenlightened group of critters: phorid flies.

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A phorid fly looking to lay her egg inside a fire ant. Photo: Alex Wild
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Benjamin Blanchard February 2, 2017 Reports

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