This image highlights the whitish cuticular coating present on the ant Ac. echinatior. (Credit: T.R.S., in a study published by Nature Communications, via Courthouse News) PARIS (AFP) — A well-known ...

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Scientists studied an explosion in the population of leaf-cutter ants along roadsides in the Brazilian Cerrado. Though it is an iconic and ecologically important species, leaf-cutter ants can cause ...

A well-known leaf-cutting ant grows its own body armour using biominerals, a protective power previously unknown in the insect world, scientists have discovered in research published Tuesday showing ...