Sentences with phrase «in army ants»

While this syndrome is found in every army ant species around the world, scientific papers have postulated that army ants evolved these characteristics multiple times after the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana about 100 million years ago.

Not exact matches

Another striking example of self - organization in animal behavior is the swarm - raid of the army ant (AA 139 - 145).

My understanding is that there are two elements in internal relations, be the actual entity a proton or a person or anything in between such as an army ant.

It leaves in its wake not only a trail of carnage but also a series of connected columns along which the victorious army ant workers run with their booty.

The beetle uses its mandibles to latch on to an army ant's rear, where it blends in while moving to a new nest together with the ants

One of the species in which the researchers induced the supersoldiers, P. hyatti, grabs its brood and climbs up stalks of grass to escape army ant raids.

In this picture, taken on Barro Colordo Island, Panama, workers of the army ant species Eciton hamatum form a bridge with their bodies.

These species live in the same areas as army ants, which attack their colonies.

In his quest for amber and the trapped insects, George has wandered far and wide across the world, encountering all sorts of dangers, from capsizing boats and imprisonment by avaricious tradesmen to being threatened by armies of soldier ants.

Army ants link themselves together to form rafts and bridges, and neurons in a brain fire off signals that collectively create intelligence.

Meanwhile, new technologies allow engineers to dream beyond designing glorified mechanical arms: So - called «swarm bots» work together like army ants to move relatively heavy objects; a fire hose — cum - snake robot can slither across the floor before putting out a blaze; and Nissan is developing an avoidance system to prevent car crashes based on bees — which use their compound eyes to see nearly all the way around themselves while buzzing about, changing direction when they sense something in their path.

It takes mere seconds to recognize the order in a flock of birds flying in formation, schooling fish, or an army of a million marching ants.

«What we found is that multiple times, the ancestors of these rove beetles adapted to life inside army ant colonies,» says Joseph Parker at Columbia University in New York.

In Peru, the team's testing site was swarmed with army ants for 2 days straight.

Army ants, nature's ultimate coalition task force, strike their prey en masse in a blind, voracious column and pay no attention to the conventional wisdom of evolutionary biologists.

Hitching rides with army ants in this way is nothing new.

In total, Brady studied the DNA of 30 army ant species and 20 possible ancestors within the army ant community, divided between the New World species in Ecitoninae and the Old World groups Aenictinae and DorylinaIn total, Brady studied the DNA of 30 army ant species and 20 possible ancestors within the army ant community, divided between the New World species in Ecitoninae and the Old World groups Aenictinae and Dorylinain Ecitoninae and the Old World groups Aenictinae and Dorylinae.

Using fossil data and the tools of a genetics detective, a Cornell University entomologist has discovered that these ants come from the same ancestor, because since the reign of the dinosaurs, about 100 million years ago, army ants in essence have not changed a bit.

Evangeline Lilly is set to reprise the role of Tauriel next month for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, after which she'll be joining another blockbuster franchise as she makes her Marvel Cinematic Debut as Hope Van Dyne in July's Ant - Man.

In order to protect the weapon from falling into the wrong hands, Scott must assume the mantle of Ant - Man using a suit that grants its wearer increased strength while microscopic and the ability to telepathically control an army of ants.

For those curious about what such a pint - sized hero can achieve, know this: in his first - ever comic appearance, Ant - Man took down several Soviet agents trying to steal his shrinking serum — and triumphed with the help of, yes, an army of ants.

But, against all odds, it succeeds simply by fully embracing the inherent silliness of a jacked Paul Rudd who can shrink in size and control an army of ants.

The film stars Paul Rudd («Captain America: Civil War,» «The Fundamentals of Caring»), Evangeline Lilly («The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,» «Lost»), Michael Peña («The Martian,» «Fury») and Academy Award ® winner Michael Douglas («Behind the Candelabra,» «Wall Street»), who all return to the roles they originated in the 2015 box office hit «Ant - Man.»

The army ants around the 3:21 mark are a nice touch, as are the dung beetles seen later in the trailer.

And that colonies of Eciton burchelli, an army ant found on an island in Panama, migrate between bushes by constructing thick chains of ants — formed by the interlocking of mandibles — that subsequent ants use for transportation.

There are some unique scenarios in The Shadow of New Despair, like a massive army of ants that will surround you from all sides or a robotic - Godzilla looking monster or Spider Tank.

A map of the world, rendered in honey, is gradually consumed by an army of tiny ants.

Some were expected, such as the strict compliance to heritage bylaws, and some not - so - expected, like the armies of carpenter ants hidden in the kitchen ceiling and garage and the water entering the house in 18 places (none of which came from the roof) on four levels.

This might seem cruel but stopping a few ants in their tracks like this, will in turn stop a whole army of them coming into your home.