ant experiment

Ants as powerful bio-indicators of urban stress

Posted on by Boris
11
Feb

City life doesn’t just stress humans — it changes the way ants behave too! 🐜
A new study from Freie Universität Berlin shows that urban ants are far less picky about food than their rural counterparts, happily drinking weak sugar solutions that countryside ants would ignore. Researchers believe city stress — like heat, pollution, and scarce food — may be driving this surprising behavior.

Could ants become a bio-indicator for ecosystem health? Discover how tiny urban ants are revealing big truths about life in the city.

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ant behaviour

So… Who Really Leads the Ant Colony?

Posted on by Boris
09
Dec

(Hint: It’s Not Who You Think) Does the queen ant lead the colony? Ant colonies don’t have a single leader like humans imagine — the queen doesn’t command or control her workers. Instead, ant societies operate through distributed intelligence, where collective behavior emerges from simple individual actions and chemical communication. This decentralized system allows colonies to make complex decisions, adapt to challenges, and function efficiently without a hierarchical leadership structure, redefining what “organization” means in nature.

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Formicarium

What material for my formicarium? Plastic, Acrylic or Glass?

Posted on by Boris
08
Dec

When you start in ant keeping, choosing the right formicarium can feel a bit overwhelming. Plastic? Acrylic? Or go straight for a glass formicarium? Each material has its pros and cons, and the right choice depends not just on your budget — but on what kind of keeper you want to be.

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Ant species

Carebara diversa: everthing that we have to know

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Carebara diversa ant species from asia queen with worker ants and major worker ANTSTORE ANTCUBE
28
Oct

Deep beneath the soil lives one of the most extraordinary ant species on Earth. Carebara diversa colonies function like living machines, with tiny workers and massive-headed soldiers cooperating in perfect harmony. Discover how this species’ teamwork, extreme size variation, and adaptability make it one of the most powerful societies in the ant world.

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