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Ants produce life-saving antibiotics for treating infected wounds

Posted by ArielTechGeek 483 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

It has been known for some time now that chemicals produced by certain ants have antibiotic properties. For the first time ever, however, one species of ant has recently been observed actually using those chemicals to treat infected battle wounds on others of its kind.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: University of Lausanne, Ants, Antibiotic, Treatment, Wound

Parasite turns hapless ants into zombies at sunrise and sunset

Posted by ArielTechGeek 590 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

Hijacking the body of a convenient host is nothing new in the opportunistic world of parasitism. Nor are zombie ants, thanks to the fittingly named zombie-ant fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis), which has even claimed top prize in photography competitions.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: University of Copenhagen, Zombies, Parasites, ANT+, Disease, Evolution, Insect

Ants and plants: A 60-million-year-old evolutionary friendship

Posted by ArielTechGeek 758 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

Ants can be found in huge numbers in almost all of the world’s regions and habitats. But how did they become the most populous, highly diverse insect species on the planet? Scientists may have an answer, and it has to do with plants.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: ANT+, Ants, Plants, Evolution, The Field Museum of Natural History