Physicists and biologists have published a study detailing how underground analysis of fire ants proves the little critters have a lot to teach future search and rescue robots about working in cramped ...
About 1,000 northern hairy wood ants are expected to have tiny radio tags, about 0.04 inches (1 millimeter) long, attached to their bodies, allowing researchers to track their movements on a protected ...
(Nanowerk News) For an insect, grooming is a serious business. If the incredibly sensitive hairs on their antennae get too dirty, they are unable to smell food, follow pheromone trails or communicate.