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Ants

The authoratative and definitive treatise is The Ants by Bert Holldobler and Edward O. Wilson.

See the Ant Cam!

Ant Farms

Giant Ant Farm (@ sciencekit.com)

Bugs (@ www.24hours7days.com)

Ant Farms - Find, Compare, and Buy (@ www.shopping.com)

Ants In Fiction

Them! (1954) [IMDB] [AMAZON]

The years have made the special effects seem, um, "quaint", but for a "B" film the cast is first-rate and the plotting top notch.

The Naked Jungle (1954) [IMDB] [AMAZON]

Charlton Heston battles (among other things) a giant, unstoppable swarm of army ants!

Phase IV (1974) [IMDB) [AMAZON]

The ants were the smartest part of this film... Too pretentious to bear.

Empire of the Ants (1977) [IMDB] [AMAZON]

Oh-my-gawd, Joan Collins would do anything...

Research News from EurekAlert

Two Recent Fossil Discoveries Show Insects' Recycling Traits 27-Oct-1996

Social Structure Of Ant Colonies Could Have Important Role In Gene Flow And Origin Of Species 17-Oct-1996

American Museum Of Natural History Researchers Announce Discovery Of Oldest Known Fossil Ants 29-Jan-1998

Ant Pheromone May Aid Alzheimer's Patients 02-Feb-1998

Clemson Fire Ant Research Uses Biological Approach 17-Dec-1998

Native Gray Ants Play Positive Role In Valley Peach Orchards 22-Dec-1998

New Worlds Of Order, Argentine Ants Succeed By Outnumbering The Competition 12-Jan-1999

CU Research Team Unravels Mystery Of Larceny Among Tropical Ant Species 15-Mar-1999

Ant-Fungus Relationship May Provide New Clues About Antibiotics 22-Apr-1999

Home owners may sleep better because student overcame her fear of insects 21-Jun-1999

Fire ants can attack humans in homes or health care facilities 21-Sep-1999

African ants' self-defense takes a heavy toll on hosts 06-Oct-1999

Success of introduced Argentine ants tied to reduced genetic variation 14-May-2000

Conservation under the shade coffee canopy: ant-bird interactions in Panama croplands 21-Sep-2000

Household ant invasions are determined by weather, not pesticide use, new study finds 24-Apr-2001

Fire ant queens and workers negotiate 'truce' on colony sex ratio 16-Aug-2001

A sticky situation for ants and bees: UMass biologist looks at how these insects adhere to various surfaces 27-Sep-2001

Invading ants disrupt ecosystem 10-Oct-2001

Fire ant protein may help scientists use fire ants' biology against themselves 15-Nov-2001

Proliferation of Argentine ants in California linked to decline in coastal horned lizards 26-Feb-2002

Invasive species: Those who live together invade better 12-Sep-2002

In mutually beneficial relationship, slowest-evolving species gains upper hand 30-Dec-2002

Ant agriculture: 50 million years of success 17-Jan-2003

Taking the sting out of ant stings 19-Mar-2003

Red Imported Fire Ant Conference to discuss control and eradication of fire ants 25-Mar-2003

'Work stinks': It's more than just a slogan among ants, researchers find 30-Apr-2003

Army ants have defied evolution for 100 million years 05-May-2003

Discovery may help in war against fire ants 08-Aug-2003

Parasites prevent ants from protecting coffee plants 05-Aug-2003

Attack of the crazy ants - invasional 'meltdown' on an oceanic island 10-Oct-2003

Rare ant may help solve some mysteries of social evolution 28-Jan-2004

New data on ant adaptability within their environment 22-Mar-2004

Scientists question reports of massive ant supercolonies in California and Europe 07-Apr-2004

Fire ant killing protozoa found in 120 Texas counties 07-May-2004

When plants need ants' help, bigger is better 01-May-2004

Ants protect plants better when jacked up on nectar 01-Aug-2004

Science News from Yahoo

Ants Form Supercolony Spanning 60 Miles Yahoo - Thu Aug 12, 5:57 PM ET

Giant mutant ant colony found in Australia Yahoo - Thu Aug 12, 4:55 AM ET

Science News from The BBC

Ants in special delivery BBC - Wednesday, 25 February, 2004, 15:19 GMT

Ants provide scare for the elderly BBC - Monday, September 20, 1999, 23:56 GMT

Australians on alert for 'invincible' ant BBC - Saturday, 20 October, 2001, 17:43 GMT

Ant supercolony dominates Europe BBC - Tuesday, 16 April, 2002, 09:25 GMT

Ant history revealed BBC - Saturday, 10 May, 2003, 07:17 GMT

Why ants make great gardeners BBC - Thursday, 18 March, 2004, 13:14 GMT

Super ant colony hits Australia BBC - Saturday, 14 August, 2004, 14:10 GMT

Ants sculpt trees to save bacon BBC - Wednesday, October 6, 1999, 18:01 GMT

Killer ants threaten Australia BBC - Friday, 28 February, 2003, 11:49 GMT

Earliest proven ants found in New Jersey BBC - Thursday, 29 January, 1998, 01:12 GMT

Flying ant colonies sweep cities BBC - Wednesday, 28 July, 2004, 18:29 GMT

Science News from CNN

100km ant colony hits Melbourne CNN - Thursday, August 12, 2004 Posted: 12:16 AM EDT (0416 GMT)

Ants tunneling 'like crazy' in shuttle CNN - Saturday, January 25, 2003 Posted: 6:32 AM EST (1132 GMT)


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