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 ...

In perhaps the most bizarre entry, honey-pot ants are known for over-indulging. More precisely, they turn themselves into living "honeypots" through the consumption of copious amounts of honey and ...

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.

All some honeypot ants do is hang from the ceiling and eat what their sisters bring them. Their abdomens swell like balloons. These nectar chandeliers serve an important evolutionary purpose for ...

Honeypot ants have found a unique way to stay fed while food is sparse: by stuffing one-fifth of the colony with so much nectar that they warp into living jugs.

Leaf-cutting ants. Leaf-cutting ants are especially popular in Latin American countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and Brazil. Their name comes from their ability to cut leaves to feed ...

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 ...

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 ...