Florida's Skull-collecting Ant (2 of 2) (VIDEO)

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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New research describes the behavioral and chemical strategies of a Florida ant, Formica archboldi, that decorates its nest with the dismembered body parts of other ant species.

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Adrian Smith

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