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2. Bivouac (ants) - Wikipedia

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   Army ant bivouac. A bivouac is an organic structure formed by migratory driver ant and army ant colonies, such as the species Eciton burchellii. A nest is constructed out of the living ant workers' own bodies to protect the queen and larvae, and is later deconstructed as the ants move on. [1] [2]

3. Eciton burchellii - Wikipedia

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   Eciton burchellii is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. This species performs expansive, organized swarm raids that give it the informal name, Eciton army ant. [2] This species displays a high degree of worker polymorphism. Sterile workers are of four discrete size-castes: minors, medias, porters (sub-majors), and soldiers ...

4. Army ant - Wikipedia

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   Colonies of army ants are large compared to the colonies of other Formicidae. Colonies can have over 15 million workers and can transport 3000 prey (items) per hour during the raid period. [14] [20] When army ants forage, the trails that are formed can be over 20 m (66 ft) wide and over 100 m (330 ft) long. [20]

5. Mysterious video shows ants forming a circle around a ringing ...

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   According to Australian entomologist Nigel Andrew, ants have magnetic receptors in their antennae and the magnetic field created by the incoming call could have affected their sense of direction ...

6. Ant follower - Wikipedia

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   The bicoloured antbird is an obligate ant-follower.. Ant followers are birds that feed by following swarms of army ants and take prey flushed by those ants. [1] The best-known ant-followers are 18 species of antbird in the family Thamnophilidae, but other families of birds may follow ants, including thrushes, chats, ant-tanagers, cuckoos, motmots, and woodcreepers.

7. Army Ants (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   An army ant is any species of ant known for aggressive predatory foraging groups. Army Ants may also refer to: Army Ants (toy line), a 1987 toy soldier line from Hasbro; Army Ants, a scrapped Disney animated film from 1998. "Army Ants", a 1994 song by Stone Temple Pilots from the album Purple