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Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...

With the help of high-speed cameras, scientists have finally solved the mystery of how some ants can snap their jaws shut in half a millisecond—700 times faster than the blink of an eye. Two species ...

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