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Phrases with «army ants»

"Army ants" refers to a type of ant species that live together in large groups and work as a team to hunt for food and protect their colony. They are called "army ants" because they move in organized lines and can be very aggressive, resembling an army on the move. Full definition

Sentences with «army ants»

  • The common scientific belief has been that army ants originated separately on several continents over millions of years. (news.cornell.edu)
  • Circular milling is also seen in army ants, but Franks says this is an unfortunate by - product of their tendency to blindly follow each other's pheromone trails — even though this can mean going round in circles until they die of exhaustion. (newscientist.com)
  • Brady's paper, «Evolution of army ant syndrome: the unique origin and long - term evolutionary stasis of a novel complex of behavioral and reproductive adaptation,» will be published on the Web by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) Online Early Edition between May 5 and May 9 before being printed in PNAS. (news.cornell.edu)
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