ant
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The findings, published in PeerJ, reveal that the wasps are moving into structures that evolved specifically to shelter protective ant colonies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
He says he felt like an ant walking into the huge facility on his first day in prison; the guard towers reminded him of skyscrapers.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Two of the UK's rarest ant species are being supported by a new conservation project.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
President Lee, a self-described ant, talked up his stockholdings on the campaign trail last year and pledged to nearly double the Kospi to a record 5,000 points by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
I knew he’d have to do something to try to top my little ant joke.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Imagine looking at the mirror and seeing ants crawling all over the lower part of your face.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
This pattern raises the possibility that the wasps are displacing the ants completely, although the researchers say experiments would be necessary to confirm whether that is actually happening.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rather than serving as homes for protective ants, some of the plant chambers had effectively become nurseries stocked with prey for developing wasp larvae.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Workers swarmed the mound of metal like ants on a hill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Dust, ants, and twigs showered over her, but the trees also caught the craft and kept it from being swept away.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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