Insects like ants heal their fellow species, and they even perform surgeries. Biologist Erik Frank is researching their ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

Parasitic crickets, no larger than a grain of rice, have perfected a way of surviving within the heart of ant colonies. These master infiltrators don’t just survive – they thrive in what should be a ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

Friend, I regret to inform you that ant nests are computers now. Which is to say, somebody's finally made a video game ...

How crickets co-exist with hostile ant hosts Date: January 15, 2025 Source: Nagoya University Summary: Researchers have identified the behavioral strategies that parasitic cricket species employ ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have developed to ...

A (still growing) paper list of Evolutionary Computation (EC) published in some (rather all) top-tier (and also EC-focused) journals and conferences. For EC-focused publications, only ...

Leafcutter Ants. Image by Meoita via Depositphotos. A leafcutter ant colony is composed of millions of individuals, each playing a specific role to ensure the colony’s success. At the heart of this ...