ants
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Researchers believe the nocturnal predator developed the unique hunting method to make meals of aggressive ants which are notoriously dangerous - and unusual - prey for arachnids.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Likewise, lycaenid butterfly larvae use chemical and vibrational signals that encourage ants to protect them rather than eat them.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
His attempts to strike out independently and build his own house fail spectacularly—the first in a storm of lightning and winged ants, the second in a foolhardy scheme to clear the surrounding brush with fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
While at UNR, she traveled to Costa Rica to pursue a multimedia story on using leafcutter ants to create vaccines, and to Paris to report on the 2024 Summer Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Aru moved closer and saw a slender line of ants leading away from the log and over a pile of leaves.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
