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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 615

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Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court as two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national appeared for the hearing of their case, after they pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi)
April 17, 2025, 11:23 am
Kenya says it busted plot to smuggle giant ants for exotic animal market
Four suspected foreign smugglers charged, as agents say they uncovered attempt to traffic thousands of rare insects, including queen ants, out of the country
By edwin waita and monicah mwangi
Ants and humans compete to maneuver a load through a maze in a Weizmann Institute of Science study. (Courtesy/ Weizmann Institute of Science)
January 6, 2025, 12:44 am
Ants have more ‘group smarts’ than humans, Israeli study finds
Weizmann Institute researchers say that when together, the insects outperform people in maneuvering a load through a maze
By Diana Bletter
Fire ants. (Cabezonication, at iStock by Getty Images)
January 24, 2021, 1:17 pm
Ministry publishes map of fire ant-infected plant nurseries
With gardening season approaching, buyers are asked to isolate new plants for several hours to check for invasive insect that threatens local biodiversity, has burning sting
By Sue Surkes
Ants carry cat food across VeeVee Merlin-Knopp's kitchen floor (VeeVee Merlin-Knopp)
July 30, 2015, 10:39 pm
Ants use great teamwork skills, study finds
Israeli researchers show ants organize into intricate formations under supervision of leaders to carry heavy objects
By Josefin Dolsten
Ants carry cat food across VeeVee Merlin-Knopp's kitchen floor (VeeVee Merlin-Knopp)
July 26, 2015, 10:16 pm
Antastic symmetry in a Jerusalem yard
Cat food has never looked more artistic
By Dan Gotshtein
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