Durango Public Library welcomed a new photo exhibit this month based on honeypot ant research completed by retired biology professor John Conway. The Durango resident spent his career teaching ...

Slave-maker ants raid other colonies and take their workers as prisoners. Leaf-cutter ants chew leaves into mulch, which grows an edible fungus. A worker caste of honey-pot ants called repletes swell ...

Honeybees may have the title in the name, but they're far from the only insects who make a sweet syrup. For better or worse, you won't find these in the store.

But honey from the ballooning ants has a different mechanism to treat ailments. “This discovery means that honeypot ant honey could contain compounds with substantial antimicrobial power; identifying ...

Some ants treat their own infections by eating aphids containing an antiseptic ingredient. In previous laboratory experiments, silky ants (Formica fusca) with fungal infections chose to eat food ...

An ant species in Australia makes honey that killed some bacterial and fungal infections in the lab, raising hopes that its properties could be used in new drugs. Close. Advertisement.

Nothing tastes better than tjupi — honey ants — when you eat them with family By Shirlinda from Alice Springs, NT, Arrente Country Posted 11 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2023 Mon 11 Dec 2023 at 7:56pm ...