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Unusual behaviour--unusual morphology: mutualistic relationships between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Diaphorina enderleini (Hemiptera: Psylloidea), associated with Vernonia amygdalina (Asteraceae). Alene, Desiree Chantal; Djieto-Lordon, Champlain; Burckhardt, Daniel Report Dec 1, 2011 3277
Unsinkable ants. Warren, Stephanie Sep 5, 2011 190
Ants & aphids on my apple tree! Wheaton, Paul; Bean, Suzy Jul 1, 2011 1855
Lunchtime of the living dead: zombie ants usually take fatal bites around noon. Milius, Susan Brief article Jun 18, 2011 227
Teamwork keeps fire ants floating: research shows how whole colonies build rafts to safety. Strain, Daniel May 21, 2011 350
Pachyderms prefer picnics sans ants: six-legged security force protects trees from hungry elephants. Milius, Susan Brief article Jul 17, 2010 193
Country ants make it big in the city: urbanized insects build empires with hundreds of queens. Milius, Susan Apr 10, 2010 359
Ants and plants with extrafloral nectaries in fire successional habitats on Andros (Bahamas). Koptur, Suzanne; William, Pascale; Olive, Zuriany Report Mar 1, 2010 6616
Plants in your ants: using ant mounds to test basic ecological principles. Zettler, Jennifer A.; Collier, Alexander; Leidersdorf, Bil; Sanou, Missa Patrick Report Mar 1, 2010 2708
Association between ants and a leafhopper (Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae) in the central Brazilian cerrado. Maravalhas, Jonas; Morais, Helena C. Report Dec 1, 2009 3224
Ants in the pants drive birds away from choice fruit: supercolonies of invasive insects spoil avian picnics. Milius, Susan Oct 10, 2009 451
Ant tending of Miami blue butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): partner diversity and effects on larval performance. Trager, Matthew D.; Daniels, Jaret C. Report Sep 1, 2009 6044
Patterns of ant activity on Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae), a native host-plant of the invasive cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Robbins, Meredith; Miller, Tom E.X. Report Jun 1, 2009 1597
A new host association of Commoptera solenopsidis (Diptera: Phoridae) with the ant Pheidole dentata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and behavioral observations. Seid, Marc A.; Brown, Brian V. Report Jun 1, 2009 2456
Embedding Malaysian House Red Ant behavior into an Ant Colony System. Othman, Zulaiha Ali; Rais, Helmi Md; Hamdan, Abdul Razak Nov 1, 2008 4464
Curtain drops after ants' final act: securing the nest means death for some Brazilian ants. Ehrenberg, Rachel Brief article Oct 25, 2008 281
Slave ants rebel. Milius, Susan Brief article Sep 13, 2008 129
Technomyrmex difficilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the West Indies. Wetterer, James K. Report Sep 1, 2008 1948
Fitting of an ant colony approach to dynamic optimization through a new set of test functions. Tfaili, Walid; Dreo, Johann; Siarry, Patrick Jul 1, 2007 7200
Ants on stilts. Sohn, Emily Aug 9, 2006 371
Stilts for ants make case for pedometer. Cowen, R. Jul 22, 2006 273
Field observations of Pheidole pilifera (Roger) and Paratrechina arenivaga (Wheeler) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a Black Belt Prairie remnant in Mississippi. Hill, JoVonn G. Jul 1, 2006 1904
Ant trails. Norlander, Britt Brief Article Mar 6, 2006 125
Professor Ant. Sohn, Emily Jan 18, 2006 490
Little professor: ants rank as first true animal teachers. Milius, S. Jan 14, 2006 453
Young ants in the kitchen. Sohn, Emily Jan 4, 2006 438
Living with the enemy: jumping spiders that mimic weaver ants. Nelson, Ximena J.; Jackson, Robert R.; Edwards, G.B.; Barrion, Alberto T. Sep 1, 2005 3904
Oops! Grab that trunk: high-diving ants swing back toward their tree. (Cephalotes atratus). Milius, S. Feb 12, 2005 443
Variation in communities of seed-dispersing ants in habitats with different disturbance in Knox County, Ohio (1). Heithaus, E. Raymond; Humes, Marcia Sep 1, 2003 7422
Sumo wrestling keeps big ants in line. (Zoology). Brief Article Jul 5, 2003 268
Ants lurk for bees, but bees see ambush. (Zoology). Brief Article Mar 22, 2003 271
Can an ant takeover change the rules? (After Invasions). Milius, S. Mar 1, 2003 427
A comparison of aggressiveness of Pseudomyrmex and Azteca ants in Costa Rica. (South Carolina Academy of Sciences Abstracts). Garner, Jay; Knowles, Travis Brief Article Jan 1, 2003 119
Raiding swarms with few rules avoid gridlock. (Ant Traffic Flow). Milius, S. Dec 21, 2002 493
To call in punishment, top ant smears rival. (Ant Enforcers). Milius, S. Sep 7, 2002 498
Sniff ... Pow! Wasps use chemicals to start ant brawls. (This Week). Milius, S. Brief Article Jun 1, 2002 576
European Union for Ants: supercolony reigns from Italy to Portugal. (This Week). Milius, S. Brief Article Apr 20, 2002 506
Eat or be eaten. (journal extracts). Pyper, Wendy Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 288
To save gardens, ants rush to whack weeds. Milius, S. Brief Article May 19, 2001 508
Flood's rising? quick, start peeing! Brief Article Jan 20, 2001 234
Potential Impacts of Pogonomyrmex rugosus on Larrea tridentata in southern California. Lei, Simon A. Dec 1, 2000 1353
Slavemaker Ants: Misunderstood Farmers? Milius, S. Brief Article Aug 19, 2000 600
Invader ants win by losing diversity. S.M. Brief Article May 27, 2000 178
When Ants Squeak. MILIUS, SUSAN Feb 5, 2000 2097
Weakling ants cheat by pruning the trees. Milius, S. Brief Article Oct 9, 1999 460
Ants. Aug 27, 1999 507
Challenge. Aug 27, 1999 368
Puzzle. Aug 27, 1999 88
Even ants suffer superpests in big farms. Milius, S. Brief Article Jul 10, 1999 558
THE ANTS COME MARCHING. Toal, Marjorie J. May 1, 1999 782
Enhancement of soil nutrients around nest entrances of the funnel ant Aphaenogaster barbigula (Myrmicinae) in semi-arid eastern Australia. Eldridge, D. J.; Myers, C. A. Nov 1, 1998 3958
At peace with itself, an ant triumphs. Milius, S. Brief Article Oct 31, 1998 490
Insect farmers. Cushing, Paula E. Mar 1, 1998 827
On the trail of ants' fancy footwork. Brief Article Jan 10, 1998 250
Need soldier ants; just tell the nursemaid. Adler, Tina Brief Article Feb 17, 1996 472
Caterpillar call-of-the-wild aims at ants. Weiss, Rick Jun 2, 1990 475
Who says ants are airheads? Weiss, Rick Dec 23, 1989 171
Slave-making ants rob cradle. Miller, Julie Ann Mar 16, 1985 304

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