Some honeypot ant workers never forage, never fight, and never move again after taking their post. Instead, they sacrifice ...

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The abdomens of Australian honeypot ants can swell to hold honey that the colony uses as a food source when stores run low. Auscape / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Honey made by Australian ...

Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden water balloons. Drop by drop, worker ants deliver nectar and other liquid food into their ...

Scientists have discovered the honey produced by Australian ants possesses unique anti-microbial activity against bacteria and fungi that could make the liquid useful medicinally. The team studied the ...

Durango Public Library welcomed a new photo exhibit this month based on honeypot ant research completed by retired biology professor John Conway. The Durango resident spent his career teaching human ...

Honeypot ants have adapted to store nectar in their bodies which can be regurgitated to keep the colony alive when food is scarce. All some honeypot ants do is hang from the ceiling and eat what their ...

(via Deep Look) Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden water balloons. Drop by drop, worker ants deliver nectar and other liquid ...

Honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like tiny water balloons. Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden ...