ant

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"The reality is that no ant species is currently listed under Cites," Sérgio Henriques, a researcher into the global ant trade, told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"Royal Mail is a huge company and I'm just a small ant to them so I just take the easy option and go and pick up the mail myself."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The project also scanned the same ant species examined in a June 2025 study published in the journal Cell and co authored by Economo that generated a set of high quality ant genomes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“He wouldn’t even hurt an ant… He doesn’t even know how to use a gun.”

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

This is what it must feel like to be an ant among elephants, Akira thought.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz