Sentences with phrase «used by the ants»

Researchers working on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that a bacterium found in the microbiota associated with leafcutter ant species Atta sexdens rubropilosa produces the so - called «trail pheromones,» i.e, the aromatic chemical compounds used by the ants to lay a trail to their nest.

The model shows that the two types of indirect interactions used by the ants to coordinate their activity faithfully reproduce the construction dynamics and the structures built during the experiments.

Of course, there's a possibility that this craft isn't related to the rescue of Janet van Dyne, but is actually used by Ant - Man and the Wasp's main villain, Ghost (Hannah John - Kamen), whom we see being created in a lab similar to the one the quantum craft is in.

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MoneyGram, which was subject to a failed acquisition by Alibaba's Ant Financial unit, said it has agreed to pilot XRP within its payment flows using Ripple's xRapid product.

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ANT - OAR accomplishes this same goal, however, by using an approach that does not involve the generation and destruction of human embryos.

The ANT - OAR proposal represent a scientifically and morally sound means of obtaining human pluripotent stem cells that does not compromise either the science or the deeply held moral convictions of those who oppose the destructive use of human embryos for research» which is a creative approach that can be embraced by both the anything - goes camp and the nothing - goes.

Meet the supersoldiers The species collected in New York, Pheidole morrisi, normally has two types of worker ants, according to Abouheif: minor workers, which are responsible for foraging, nursing, feeding eggs and larvae, and taking care of the queen; and soldier ants, which defend the nest and use their big mandibles to crack seeds harvested by the minor workers.

Next they estimated how the specific red and black hues used by black widows appear to birds compared to how they might be seen by insects such as crickets, beetles and ants, which black widows catch in their sticky webs.

The aardvarks tried to compensate by shifting their search for ants and termites from the colder night to the warmer day, so that they would not have to use energy to keep warm, but that was not enough to save their energy stores,» says Dr Robyn Hetem, a co-worker on the study.

Dorigo showed that he could obtain near - optimal routes by using artificial ants that are tweaked so that the concentration of pheromone they deposit varies with the overall distances they have traveled.

They did this by using a solvent to remove all of the substances on the surface of each ant's body.

It's possible that when elephants are not around, the trees may actually benefit from an invasion by the bigheaded ant, because they wouldn't need to produce nectar for native species and could use the energy to grow instead.

«For global invasion, Argentine ants use chemical weapons: Compounds produced by Argentine ants are used to recruit nestmates and incapacitate opponents.»

By using an abundant ant species, potential predators may have had contact with the species before and therefore avoid the species - specific scent.

By using a big ant species, already few ant individuals are sufficient to stock the vestibular cell with large quantities of CCHs.

Parker agrees, adding that the strategic use of ants by other species is an underexplored area of biology: «This is evolution at its most extreme: the more we look, the more these creatures force us to modify our ideas of how organisms make a living.»

Using 3D imaging techniques such as X-ray tomography [2] and a 3D scanner, the researchers characterized the 3D structures made by the ants as well as the construction dynamics.

By working together, thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by using their own bodies to build a boaBy working together, thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by using their own bodies to build a boaby using their own bodies to build a boat.

How about gin made with ants... Distillery adds new dimension to insect potential By Rachel Arthur +, 20 - May - 2015 «A UK craft distiller and a Danish food lab have collaborated to produce Anty Gin: a product using the essence of red wood ants and botanicals.»

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The first, seen in 2015's Ant - Man, created for use by Dr. Hank Pym; an upgraded suit debuted in 2016's Captain America: Civil War.

Happily, one of the movie's post-credit scenes confirmed that Van Dyne would be fighting crime side - by - side with Scott Lang's Ant - Man soon, using a prototype of her mother's old costume.

One of his staunch anti-Communist Houston constituents, Joanne Herring (Roberts, The Ant Bully), would be the one to draw attention to Wilson as to the atrocities committed by the Red Army, and moved to do something about it, Wilson began a crusade to get the U.S. behind a plan to thwart the Commies by funneling money into Pakistan, while working out a deal with the Israelis to supply Russian weapons for the Mujahedeen to use against them, thanks to inside information by CIA insider Gust Avrokotos (Hoffman, M: I III).

Release date: July 6 Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Peña Directed by: Peyton Reed (Ant - Man) Why we're excited: After the shocking twists and cosmic girth of Avengers: Infinity War, the Marvel Cinematic Universe could use a breather.

Use this writing prompt with Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg.

On that Tuesday in January, when her life changed forever, Martine Rhodes woke with a headache, developed a sour stomach after washing down two aspirin with grapefruit juice, guaranteed herself an epic bad - hair day by mistakenly using Dustin's shampoo instead of her own, broke a fingernail, burnt her toast, discovered ants swarming through the cabinet under the kitchen sink, eradicated the pests by firing a spray can of insecticide as ferociously as Sigourney Weaver wielded a flamethrower in one of those old extraterrestrial - bug movies, cleaned up the resultant carnage with paper towels, hummed Bach's Requiem as she solemnly consigned the tiny bodies to the trash can, and took a telephone call from her mother, Sabrina, who still prayed for the collapse of Martie's marriage three years after the wedding.

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.

You'll have some help with that though by using the two new exclusive items created for this challenge — the UFO and Giant Ant.

Using ants, beetles, bees and larvae, a large part of the process is done by 6 - legged creatures.

Huyghe has ventured on a science vessel to Antarctica in search of an uncharted island and its albino penguin, directed a shot - by - shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), planted a temporary (and very unusual) garden in Madrid, filmed a documentary about the early New York hip - hop scene, invented holidays, created a weather - generating machine, taken students on vacation, and used bees, dogs, ants, spiders, and an art dealer infected with the flu as living readymades.

Black pepper can also be used to fight ants, which are repelled by the smell.

This is why using a quote comparison tool like Life Ant can help client's understand the insurance marketplace, and may help them obtain a lower cost policy than the one offered by their agent.

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MoneyGram, which was subject to a failed acquisition by Alibaba's Ant Financial unit, said it has agreed to pilot XRP within its payment flows using Ripple's xRapid product.

CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE — GALAXY GEAR Support — TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)-- ANT + Support — Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)-- Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded — Improved RAM management — Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)-- Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)-- New Samsung Keyboard — New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)-- New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)-- New Camera firmware — Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)