Author Archives: Boris
When an ant grows wrong and becomes the colony’s secret weapon
What happens when an ant develops the wrong way? In some colonies, these unusual individuals—often [...]
Mar
Discover Polyrhachis armata: The Spiny Silk-Weaving Tree Ant
Discover Polyrhachis armata, a spiny tree-dwelling ant that weaves silk nests in the canopy using [...]
Mar
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