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  • Avian acrobats, coming to a windowsill near you (12 Mar 2010 04:36)

    ... Canada. Dining on flower nectar and small insects, they follow the progression of blooming plants as spring progresses. Many years ago I ... be filled with water to make an ant trap), green spray paint, clear caulking, some ...

  • Plotting and Treachery in Ant Royal Families (11 Mar 2010 04:33)

    ... published on the 24 February 2010, that ant queens are much more devious than previously ... complemented by sophisticated chemical communication by queens. Ants have been called "walking chemical factories," because ... who have studied the evolution of social insect behaviour, communication and survival strategies for several ...

  • Record Dynamics in Ants (11 Mar 2010 07:36)

    ... The success of social animals (including ourselves) can be attributed to efficiencies ... we explore the regulation of departures from ant nests. We consider the extreme situation in ... involved in first exits by individually tagged ants even when their nest mates are allowed ...

  • Mad Ants fall short despite strong scoring (11 Mar 2010 08:16)

    ... seven players in double figures, the Mad Ants lost on the road to the Albuquerque ... was convicted of 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal cruelty counts in a non-jury trial. The ...

  • Seeing the forest through the trees (11 Mar 2010 02:20)

    ... Theres an old clich about someone who cant see the forest for the trees. It ... soil, it provides home to many small insects and invertebrates that are the lifeblood of ... flowers and flowering shrubs in the forest. Ants are among the most abundant invertebrates in ...

  • LIFE (11 Mar 2010 13:36)

    ... Introducing the extraordinary things animals and plants must do in order to survive and ... leaps of a waterfall toad, the tender giant African bull frog that digs water channels ... they all attempt to attract a mate. Insects are the most diverse animal group on ...

  • Embracing Your Inner Scientist (11 Mar 2010 04:30)

    ... a veteran entomologist tells her something she cant shake: There is so much we dont ... could spend a week studying some obscure insect and you would then know more than ... weaver like some aproned, plump grandma, 1,675 ants, and the grace of a pipevine swallowtail. ...

  • The learning experience (11 Mar 2010 00:35)

    ... with me, he said. He added: Its important when you travel to have a blank ... and actually ate fried grasshoppers and other insects in Thailand! He described the buggy cuisine ... and concludes in the end that the ants are the best. Singapore seemed to change ...

  • Contributing columnist: It's time to think spring (11 Mar 2010 10:12)

    ... house, eager green spears giving way to fragrant clusters of bloom. Anemones in jewel tones ... pallid foliage that gradually enlarges and darkens. Ants, bees, beetles and flies resume frenetic activity, and animals reappear after winter's torpor. Yes, spring is ...

  • Ants Smell The Scenery In Stereo (9 Mar 2010 19:02)

    ... Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 11:05 CST Desert ants perceive odor maps in stereo and use ... stereo. (Animal Behavior, online first, The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis is an insect native to the inhospitable salt-pans of Tunisia. ...

  • Ant farms: a great source of entertainment and senseless, chaotic violence (6 Mar 2010 03:45)

    ... Ant farms: a great source of entertainment and ... violence All I want is for my ants to be happy again. Or a t ... about war, death and the capacity for (insect) evil. ...

  • Gary Bogue: Licking: Why do animals like to lick certain objects? (9 Mar 2010 10:00)

    ... attracted to? There are two basic reasons animals usually lick something: because it tastes good ... Northern California and have always had an ant problem in the kitchen. Recently we replaced ... to the lawn, within minutes, millions of ants (with eggs) covered the ground, at least ...

  • River Watcher: Animals show little interest in having "antique" collections (8 Mar 2010 09:37)

    ... is 75 years old, but the surrounding plants are renewed yearly, even though the evolutionary ... long ago. What interest does a wild animal have in antiques? Other than squirrels stashing ... a practical use of things was more important than making aesthetic collections. Birds collecting twigs ...

  • Smelling the Scenery in Stereo (9 Mar 2010 16:20)

    ... Desert ants perceive odour maps in stereo and use ... stereo. (Animal Behaviour, online first, The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis is an insect native to the inhospitable salt-pans of Tunisia. ...

  • Hive mentality: Microrobots (10 Mar 2010 04:33)

    ... By imitating insects, microrobots could open new avenues of research ... other industries. Quite simply, the world's manufacturing plants would be radically different and less ... if you're looking for the ultimate robot servant that could stack the dishwasher, clean the ...

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