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Langton's ant is a two-dimensional Turing machine with a very simple set of rules but complex emergent behavior. It was invented by Chris Langton in 1986 and runs on a square lattice of black and white cells. [ 1 ]
Closeup view of a bull ant eye. While most ants have poor eyesight, Myrmecia ants have excellent vision. [70] This trait is important to them, since Myrmecia primarily relies on visual cues for navigation. [217] These ants are capable of discriminating the distance and size of objects moving nearly a metre away. [218]
Pharaoh ant workers have a non-functional stinger used to generate pheromones. [5] The petiole (narrow waist between the thorax and abdomen) has two nodes and the thorax has no spines. Pharaoh ant eyesight is poor and they possess on average 32 ommatidia. [6] The antennal segments end in a distinct club with three progressively longer segments.
Allomerus decemarticulatus is an Amazonian ant species found in the tropics of South America. [1] This species is most notable for the workers’ complex and extreme predatory behavior, which involves a symbiosis with both a plant and fungal species. [2]
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 23 November 2005.. A study of the evolution and habits of invertebrates, it was the fifth of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth.
Ochetellus glaber (also known as the black household ant) is a species of ant native to Australia. A member of the genus Ochetellus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae , it was described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862.
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Leptomyrmex, or spider ants, is a genus of ants and a distinctive member of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae. [2] Commonly known as "spider ants" for their long legs and spider-like movements, these orange and black ants are prominent residents of intact wet forest and sclerophyll habitats throughout their range.