A new study reveals astonishing behavior within ant colonies: certain worker ants willingly sacrifice themselves to protect the colony’s survival. Researchers found that these ants take on high-risk roles, defend against threats, and even engage in self-sacrificial actions to safeguard their nest and queen. Discover how this extraordinary survival strategy works and what it reveals about the complex social structure of ants.


Ants Sacrifice Themselves to Ensure Survival of Colony: Study

Even as we talk about the impact of plastic pollution on seabirds and marine animals, we often overlook how it has caused disastrous problems for landlubbing animals.

Ants worst affected by plastic waste, get snared in microparticles: Study

A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has shown that there are at least 20 quadrillion ants on Earth. Highlighting even that staggering figure likely underestimates the total population of the insects, the study states that it is important for measuring the consequences of changes to their habitat.

How many ants are there on Earth? Scientists have an estimate

From spiders to cockroaches, we've been programmed to fear insects. But did you know that edible insects have the potential to become a major global future food?

WION Fineprint: Black Panther actress tries eating ants

Did you know that a few species exist that can change the size of their brain? There are a handful of species too that can change it back to their original size, according to a new research.

Meet Indian jumping ants, who can shrink and re-grow their brains

The new trend of keeping ants as pets in Singapore has stormed the world. Watch report.

Singapore's new trend of anti-keeping

Ants scurry around in transparent boxes stacked outside a Singaporean store that is tapping into an unlikely but growing local trend of keeping the six-legged creatures as pets.

Singaporean 'ant-repreneur' sells tiny six-legged pets

At his home in rural Costa Rica, biologist Federico Paniagua joined his family at the dining table to devour several types of insects that he raised on his farm and whose flavor he compares to potato chips.

Looking for low-cost and highly nutritious? Go for insects!

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