ants

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Imagine combat choreographed by ants, swarms of elbows and legs scrabbling to emerge victorious.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The most fundamental tool he describes is an innate “number sense,” as displayed by both humans and some animals, including rats, ants, chickens, chimpanzees and guppies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

And at a certain point, you get over the sleep-deprivation feeling of tiny ants biting the inside of your skull.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The job targeting cockroaches, ants, mice and rats is less vulnerable to being replaced by AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Wolves and chimpanzees cooperate far more flexibly than ants, but they can do so only with small numbers of other individuals that they know intimately.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari