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ants

  • plural of ant.

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Ants that consume a sugary treat mixed with caffeine become noticeably better at finding their way back to it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Ants even feed the beetles mouth-to-mouth, and the beetles munch on their adopted colony’s eggs and larvae.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

At Pomona College, he was bitten by the acting bug - and a role in Bernard Shaw's Ants and Men convinced him he had found his calling.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Ants will protect aphids in order to feast on the sticky honeydew that they produce.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Ants marched all over it, on top and around, taking pieces of it home for the winter.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce