Author Archives: Boris
Ants as powerful bio-indicators of urban stress
City life doesn’t just stress humans — it changes the way ants behave too! 🐜 [...]
Feb
THE ESSENTIAL ANT VOCABULARY – PART 3
Nest Structures, Exoskeletons, and Body Parts Explained
Dec
THE ESSENTIAL ANT VOCABULARY – PART 2
Queens, Workers, Males, and the Social Structure of Ant Colonies
Dec
Paraponera clavata: The Bullet Ant
Everything you need to know about Paraponera clavata the "Bullet Ant"
So… Who Really Leads the Ant Colony?
(Hint: It’s Not Who You Think) Does the queen ant lead the colony? Ant colonies [...]
Dec
What material for my formicarium? Plastic, Acrylic or Glass?
When you start in ant keeping, choosing the right formicarium can feel a bit overwhelming. [...]
Dec
Carebara diversa: everthing that we have to know
Deep beneath the soil lives one of the most extraordinary ant species on Earth. Carebara [...]
Oct
How ants deal with the dead
An article about ant burial rituals and why do ants carry dead ants.
Oct
How the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs helped ants take over the world
When the asteroid struck and the dinosaurs vanished, ants endured. From hidden nests in the [...]
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Sep