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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Ants ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest ants content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pShQKLdsow2Zg5YB2RqfQZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nest of &lt;em&gt;T. kinomurai&lt;/em&gt; containing young, winged gynomorphic and wingless intermorphic queens of &lt;em&gt;T. kinomurai &lt;/em&gt;(light brown) and dark brown &lt;em&gt;T. makora &lt;/em&gt;host workers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nest of ants containing young, winged and wingless queens of the species, T. kinomurai (light brown) and dark brown T. makora hostworkers.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anthropologists make 'ant yogurt' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an 'ant-wich' at Michelin-star restaurant ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have revealed how adding a handful of live ants to warm milk can create yogurt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4qzBRbBMpGQFsgaX8PBYD-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers put four live wood ants in a jar of warm milk to create yogurt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glass jar filled with milk and four ants sits on a table.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Invasive Asian needle ants are surging in US Southeast — and their bite can trigger anaphylaxis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asian needle ants found in the southeastern states of the U.S. have been spreading north and west for years, but experts now consider them to be a medically important pest and urge caution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 14:52:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xv5fPFyYSGJojwx8ETDdpg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Clarence Holmes Wildlife via Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Asian needle ants are relatively small, dark and shiny. The tips of their legs and antennae are light orange.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Closeup of an Asian needle ant worker carrying prey in its mouth on a wooden surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Hell ant' with scythe-like jaws may be oldest ant fossil ever discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ant fossil ever found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Extinct species]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/95yEdnZ2wkgEPiU5eJPMCH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of the fossilized &quot;hell ant.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fossilised hell ant.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The parasite was in the driver's seat': The zombie ants that die gruesome deaths fit for a horror movie ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, stumbling away from its home and family and then undergoing decapitation from the inside out." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:33:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b5vMSwRCcdWxopwVSvGHBC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Decapitator flies lay their larvae inside the ant&#039;s thorax. The ant then has just a few weeks to live before its eaten from the inside out. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of an ants head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many species of insects are there on Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/how-many-species-of-insects-are-there-on-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:09:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicholas Green ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PPbmRqaTS8vziXoLv2uPY3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a close-up photo of an ordinary garden fly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a fly]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From orcas with salmon hats to the resurrection of the mammoths — this year in animal news ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/from-orcas-with-salmon-hats-to-the-resurrection-of-the-mammoths-this-year-in-animal-news</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There were sharks eating sharks, snakes eating snakes, and ants chopping each other's legs off. Here is a roundup of some of the best animal news stories from 2024. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPkoEQCgjcewwSwjbhfAWc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An orca swimming with a salmon on its head in the Pacific Northwest. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Orca swims close tot he ocean surface with a salmon balancing on its head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ants perform life saving operations — the only animal other than humans known to do so ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Florida ants perform amputations and clean wounds to prevent the spread of infection, scientists discover. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WZ2tqyVfNXSmvxiR7JLYWK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bart Zijlstra]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Florida carpenter ants perform amuptations on nestmates when their legs are injured. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an ant amutating another ant&#039;s leg on a white background ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch 5,000 fire ants create raft with their bodies to save colony and queen from death by swimming pool ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Video footage from a new series captures thousands of ants building a living-raft to save the colony from drowning in a swimming pool. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QzFqC73ZAJKGoyy6UZbTV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The floating raft of fire ants in a Texas swimming pool. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a floating raft of fire ants in a swimming pool]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 times animals did weird things in 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animals' strange behaviors frequently made headlines this year, from orcas sinking boats to dogs drowning kangaroos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gC3y6ztyx9hsG5UhqSjtNj-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Screenshot from video by Dan Kriz]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A juvenile orca carries a large piece of a rudder after attacking a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A juvenile orca swims away from the yacht with a large piece of fiberglass from the rudder in its mouth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Soldier ants turned into foragers by scientists reprogramming their brains ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discovered an enzyme within the ant "blood-brain barrier" that helps control whether an ant ends up a soldier or a forager. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:26:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ snehakhedkar30@gmail.com (Sneha Khedkar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sneha Khedkar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nGpmLqb5XZz7dv7FRsQee6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An enzyme dictates whether a specific hormone reaches a worker ant&#039;s brain and turns it into a forager.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A red carpenter ant stretches to climb across bright green leaves.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's most painful ant sting targets nerves in the same way scorpion venom does ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bullet and greenhead ants produce toxins they inject with every sting, which prolong nerve signals to the brain and lead to trembling, uncontrollable and long-lasting pain in mammals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:02:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZUwZMzem3zhrNZQmDg6X4d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The South American bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) inflicts the world&#039;s most painful ant sting, which can be felt for up to 12 hours.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up picture of a bullet ant displaying its fangs while standing on a leaf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Supergene' mutation turned ants into parasitic wannabe queens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have identified a mutant strain of clonal raider ants that look like miniature queens and evolved quickly because of a single "supergene" mutation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:18:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jjnJeeMtmohVrSTLCSJMDb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daniel Kronauer]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly described mutant strain of clonal raider ants (Ooceraea biroi) stands out in the colony due to the insect&#039;s queenlike wings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two winged clonal raider ants stand out against a white background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ants can detect the scent of cancer in urine ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ants-smell-cancer-tumors</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ants use their antennae to sniff out cancer ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:28:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AQTMy4kwvnULaBeADLQsFi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Since they don&#039;t have noses, ants use their antennae to sniff out cancer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ant drinking water pooling on a leaf. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Horrifying close-up photo of an ant is the stuff of nightmares ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/demon-ant-nikon-photo-contest</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A zoomed-in photo of an ant is giving the internet the chills. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WV5r3uWLBgDMU7EJdMKjgH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eugenijus Kavaliauskas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The haunting demon terrifying the internet is actually … an ant.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up photo of an ant&#039;s face. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These ant queens live 500% longer than workers. Now we know why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/secret-to-pseudoqueen-ant-longevity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Indian jumping ants that become queens can slow their aging. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:13:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MVjmyYttCpct69Cph5xcA5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hua Yan/NYU]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Female worker ants of this odd species can become &quot;pseudoqueens&quot; by winning a duel after their true queen dies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close-up of a reddish brown ant with long antennae against a white background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the biggest group of animals ever recorded on Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/largest-group-of-animals.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From expansive underground colonies, to glinting underwater shoals, vast cacophonous flocks, and cloud-blanketing swarms, these animals are top contenders for the title of the world's most numerous group. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:35:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dnPqzA7NdRLPhXPFvSk327-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildebeests have large herd sizes, but they&#039;re not the largest animal group ever recorded.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wildebeests have large herd sizes, but they&#039;re not the largest animal group ever recorded.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trap-jaw ants' lightning-fast bite should rip their heads apart. Here's why it doesn't. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/trap-jaw-ants-avoid-self-destruction</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A unique "dual spring" powers the ant's jaws. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 22:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fC2Bj9sWeusJ5YxRNAKrvM-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Reproduced with permission of The Company of Biologists. Sutton, G. P., St Pierre, R., Kuo, C.-Y., Summers, A., Bergbreiter, S., Cox, S. and Patek, S. N. (2022). Dual spring force couples yield multifunctionality and ultrafast, precision rotation in tiny biomechanical systems. J. Exp. Biol. 225, jeb244077. doi:10.1242/jeb.244077.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Trap-jaw ants use a spring-loaded mechanism to release their mandibles at insane speeds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A slow-motion movie of a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus brunneus) releasing its mandibles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Invasive crazy ants are being annihilated by murder fungus. Good. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/parasite-annihilates-crazy-ants</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Crazy ant colonies in North America are being driven to extinction by a fungus that targets the invasive pest species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xk6kqFPN28aJtNWztx97Kb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alex Wild/University of Texas at Austin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tawny crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva) are so named because of their quick and unpredictable movements.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tawny crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva) are so named because of their quick and unpredictable movements.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Larva ant queen looks like an alien doll in trippy new microscope images ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/m-triviale-queen-ant-larva</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Larval ant queen is covered in 'doorknob-like' lumps in the images. Scientists have no idea what all those "doorknob-like" lumps are for. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:55:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jTexH79GChNEbHA9e7oAfE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The larva of a Monomorium triviale queen ant looks like an alien doll]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The larva of a Monomorium triviale queen ant looks like an alien doll]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What do ants smell like? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Different ants emit different smells. Here's why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tyler Santora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pszi2nXb6s5X3gUh9kxrzP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ lirtlon via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An ant bridge]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ant bridge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Famed naturalist E.O. Wilson, 'Darwin's natural heir,' dies at 92 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ World leading naturalist E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as "Darwin’s natural heir" and the world's top authority on the study of ants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:44:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dDja8gf96fNufU3UcjqauG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rick Friedman/Contributor via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[E.O. Wilson in his office at Harvard University.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of E.O. Wilson in his office at Harvard University.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ants vomit into each other's mouths to form social bonds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ants-vomit-to-form-social-bonds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ants are highly social animals that have social networks, and they exchange info through vomit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:36:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J5vBVHk6QsWTg8r9RZj2M4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two Leafcutter ants transfer food, Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two Leafcutter ants transfer food, Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These vegetarian ants have steak knives for teeth, new study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Zinc and manganese atoms keep tiny arthropods' natural tools sharper for longer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:48:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/44PhkPmmDJnPZeQ2rQckiB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) uses its metal-laced mandibles to cut through a leaf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) uses its metal-laced mandibles to cut through a leaf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch thousands of fire ants form living 'conveyor belts' to escape floods (Video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Video and computer modeling shows how fire ants create bridge extensions from their enormous rafts, made of tightly packed ants numbering in the tens of thousands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:16:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tNMSFpqyz7xeyrptz7UGV7-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Vernerey research group, University of Colorado Boulder]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On a floating raft of fire ants, structural ants and &quot;free&quot; ants alike come together to form bridges that may help them reach drier surfaces.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On a floating raft of fire ants, structural ants and &quot;free&quot; ants alike come together to form bridges that may help them reach drier surfaces.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These worker ants drag their queens to far-off bachelor pads to mate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is the first time that third-party matchmaking has been observed in non-humans. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/akw6Cj7PcoGCsTUf2Bm5qV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Cardiocondyla elegans worker ant carrying a queen to a foreign nest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Cardiocondyla elegans worker ant carrying a queen to a foreign nest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scythelike jaws of Cretaceous 'hell ant' clutch a baby cockroach in an amber tomb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The death strike of a Cretaceous "hell ant" from 99 million years ago is preserved in amber, revealing how these demonic-looking ants hunted. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:18:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uggCvrNNz4gztDBgKi4S6C-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[From Barden, Perrichot, Wang 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.106]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photomicrograph from top view of the hell ant, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri, restraining its prey, an extinct cockroach relative called Caputoraptor elegans, preserved in amber.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photomicrograph from top view of the hell ant, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri, restraining its prey, an extinct cockroach relative called Caputoraptor elegans, preserved in amber.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ants: From the Cool to the Creepy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ant-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yes, some ants will take over your pantry, but others are crucial for the environment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:16:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachel Ross ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uhz9NZUhEDc7cxJcQmgj9h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Not all ants are annoying pests. Of the more than 12,000 different species, many play a vital role in the ecosystem.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up of a red ant on a leaf. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of Ants Trapped in Polish Nuclear Bunker Turn to Cannibalism to Survive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After a group of worker ants became trapped in a sealed nuclear bunker in Poland, they formed a queen-free "colony" that survived through cannibalism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:56:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFB9yqBumvgECnW6Xheec4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wojciech Stephan]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists found nearly a million wood ants trapped in a bunker formerly used by the Soviets to store nuclear weapons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scientists found nearly a million wood ants trapped in a bunker formerly used by the Soviets to store nuclear weapons.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See How Brain Worms Turn Ants into the Walking Dead ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62763-zombie-ant-brain-parasite.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can you wrap your mind around the idea of an ant brain with a worm in it? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:02:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:43:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ruXLYNjbAqmXYh6unvUEWW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In the head of an ant infected by multiple parasitic flatworms (yellow), one worm (red) nestles inside the ant&#039;s brain, captured by the Imaging and Analysis Centre at London&#039;s Natural History Museum.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby-Eating Ants Use Espionage, Chemical Warfare To Score Free Rent ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Worst. Roommates. Ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nsRj9GEwdhZW9AGu4zqXz-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David Nash, courtesy of The Ohio State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This parasitic ant, called &lt;i&gt;Megalomyrmex symmetochus&lt;/i&gt;, crashes colonies of fungus-farming ants (&lt;i&gt;Sericomyrmex amabilis&lt;/i&gt;), eating their crops and killing their babies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This parasitic ant, called &lt;i&gt;Megalomyrmex symmetochus&lt;/i&gt;, crashes colonies of fungus-farming ants (&lt;i&gt;Sericomyrmex amabilis&lt;/i&gt;), eating their crops and killing their babies.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exploding Ants Kill Foes, and Themselves, with a Blast of Toxic Goo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Treetop-dwelling ants have an explosive defensive move. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:26:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cWmnTMSTaA2qinhmeiFzDN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mark Moffett/Minden Pictures/Newscom]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two ants met a sticky end when one of them ruptured her body to spew a sticky yellow goo.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ On the Battlefield, Ants Treat Each Other's War Wounds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61752-war-ants-treat-wounds.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These ants care for one another. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:14:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qwJUYGE5ZEDSxiBRt3Ba2a-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Erik Frank]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A &lt;i&gt;Megaponera analis&lt;/i&gt; ant carrying an injured comrade.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A &lt;i&gt;Megaponera analis&lt;/i&gt; ant carrying an injured comrade.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ant Species Stay Healthy with Self-Made Antibiotics ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61741-ants-make-antibiotics.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Could DIY antimicrobials made by ants help humans fight disease? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:39:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GxCXP4ReerwUU9eLz3RWbF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Clint Penick]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo shows foragers of the desert fire ant, &lt;i&gt;Solenopsis xyloni&lt;/i&gt;; ants in this genus produce some of the strongest antimicrobials measured in social insects.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blink and You'll Miss It: Trap-Jaw Ant's Strike Is Swift, Deadly, Unique ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ X-ray scanners and high-speed video captured views of trap-jaw ants' jaws in action — inside and out.  ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:29:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hu9TiapisBBSkpthVwSrLk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Steve Shattuck ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found that Myrmoteras ants&#039; jaws work differently than those of any other known ant.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zombies in Sci-Fi Novel Have Gruesome Real-World Inspiration ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unlike most of the zombie plagues that populate sci-fi movies and novels, the infectious agent in "The Boy on the Bridge" is grounded in horrific reality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 10:57:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fdbLAGWuDsBRj68HQ454AS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Author photo by Charlie Hopkinson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[With &quot;The Boy on the Bridge,&quot; writer M. R. Carey revisits the world he created in &quot;The Girl with All the Gifts,&quot; in which a parasitic fungus transforms humans into flesh-eating zombies.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crystal-Haired 'Radiohead' Ant Discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58803-radiohead-ant-grows-own-food.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new species of ant, named after the band Radiohead, is dusted with crystalline white hairs and grows its own food. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/idLsKpAtoknYvYA2KWJs4o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ana Ješovnik]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly described Radiohead ant from Venezuela boasts a crystalline covering of fine white hairs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The newly described Radiohead ant from Venezuela boasts a crystalline covering of fine white hairs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Insect Heroes? Ants Save Their Injured Comrades ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58660-ants-rescue-injured-comrades.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ants save each other for the good of the colony. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:07:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a6KkZkpfS4WQQoxPQpEe3X-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Frank et al./Sci. Adv. 2017;3:e1602187]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A jumping spider attacks an injured ant as it attempts to return from the hunting ground to the nest. When nest mates carry their injured comrades home, they are much less likely to die. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A jumping spider attacks an injured ant as it attempts to return from the hunting ground to the nest. When nest mates carry their injured comrades home, they are much less likely to die. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet a New Kind of Zombie, in the Film 'The Girl with All the Gifts' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A zombie outbreak in a new apocalyptic film has an unusual inspiration — a species of parasitic fungus that causes zombie-like behavior in ants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:51:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TYfy4S3AUB3jx9qZpxkSR6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sennia Nanua as Melanie in &quot;The Girl with All the Gifts.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ants Scurry on 'Treadmills' for Science ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, scientists have analyzed the rhythm of ants' steps by tracking them as they walk on special treadmills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 14:01:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wW76U8LuveVWPJxHTv5ZTg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Desert ants walk on treadmills to help scientists understand homing behavior.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Butt-First, Ants Have No Problem Navigating Backward ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Foraging ants navigate so well, they can even do it backward, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 20:29:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mmvxpQN2QuXbHMjMd6vMNk-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ For Ants, a Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss…It's Communication ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Talk about intimate communication. Researchers have found that ants pass along chemical signals with their nest mates by sharing saliva. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:50:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hjDpAgV43ejN5myK9oicgj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Adria C. LeBoeuf ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When carpenter ants (&lt;em&gt;Camponotus floridanus&lt;/em&gt;) swap spit, they are doing more than share food. Turns out, they&#039;re sending messages, too.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[When carpenter ants (&lt;em&gt;Camponotus floridanus&lt;/em&gt;) swap spit, they are doing more than share food. Turns out, they&#039;re sending messages, too.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient 'Frankenstein' Bug Mixed Grasshopper, Wasp & Roach Parts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A bizarre-looking Cretaceous-era insect that seems to be a mash-up of many kinds of bugs was recently unearthed in amber from Myanmar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:18:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKqbUY6nPcH932K6EuWdTe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An ancient wingless wasp that lived during the Cretaceous Era was was recently discovered trapped in amber.  The weird creature is unlike any insect known to scientists. It had the body of a cockroach, the legs of a grasshopper, the antenna of an ant and the face of a wasp.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wingless wasp]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Game of Thrones' Ant Has Dragon-Like Spikes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New ant species' dragon-like appearance inspired scientists to name it for the fire-breathingstar of Game of Thrones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:11:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EKmoYh4pgZHtcELrBcwsvf-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Although they lack fire-breathing capabilities, the unique, spiny characteristics of the new ant species reminded researchers of the dragons from &quot;Game of Thrones.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&#039;Game of Thrones&#039; Ant]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Fearsome Raisin' Ant Sports Striking Fingerprint Pattern ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Golden spines and intricate wrinkles make a new ant species magnificent. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:28:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NYVyAy55t9WNGb6MGTM5DY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Benoit Guénard, The University of Hong Kong]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Myrmecina magnificens, named for its striking, or magnificent, appearance, is a newly discovered ant species from the rainforest in Singapore. And it sort of looks like a raisin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Myrmecina magnificens, named for its striking, or magnificent, appearance, is a newly discovered ant species from the rainforest in Singapore.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Freeloading Butterflies Get Away with Theft ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning new pictures reveal butterfly thieves stealing ant goo in the Amazon forest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:53:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uNP3CeYLQp7w5mL8e9XgZZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Phil Torres]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study has shown a strange relationship between a butterfly species and the ants it hangs out with. While the larvae and the ants provide mutual benefits to each other, the adult butterflies are freeloaders that steal bamboo sap from the ants. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Butterflies Snag Goo from Unwitting Ants ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning new pictures reveal kleptomaniac butterflies in the Amazon forest stealing ant goo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:49:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uNP3CeYLQp7w5mL8e9XgZZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Phil Torres]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study has shown a strange relationship between a butterfly species and the ants it hangs out with. While the larvae and the ants provide mutual benefits to each other, the adult butterflies are freeloaders that steal bamboo sap from the ants. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre Ant Life Rafts Have Assigned Seating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When ants work together to build living rafts during floods, they each have an assigned role to play. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:34:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vyEMAsPEZvz7Kw3fCNgNVS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ants marked with paint form living life rafts in a mock flood. By tracking the color-coded ants, researchers were able to discover that ants return to the same locations in these rafts again and again.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ant rafts]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Silvery Hairs Turn Ants into Walking Mirrors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Saharan silver ant can keep cool in the blistering heat of the desert thanks to tiny, reflective silver hairs that cover its body and reflect the light. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:06:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DDhjqa3csSad6bwkDaa8WA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Saharan silver ants sport a body full of silvery hairs that act as tiny prisms, reflecting light completely and helping the tiny creatures stay cool in the blistering heat of the Sahara Desert, new research finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[saharan silver ants and their hairs up close]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Underground Ants Regrew Brain Parts to See the Light ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Around 18 million years ago, subterranean army ants returned to the surface and regrew the parts of their brains related to vision. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9b5avboMXyEUGZRgyiBu5c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Eciton burchellii ants, which are among the aboveground species that appeared to regrow the parts of their brains used for sight.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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