The authors concluded that this species of jumping spider relies on a combination of imperfect ant mimicry and coloration camouflage to ward off predators. DOI: iScience, 2023. 10.1016/j.isci.2023 ...

It relates to how these particular ants, called Harpegnathos saltator, or the Indian jumping ant, reproduce. "In most ants, the queen is the only member of the colony that lays eggs," says Clint ...

Experience the intense sting of Australian jumping jack ants. Watch as I deal with the sharp pain from these aggressive ants and learn more about why their sting is so unbearable.

Indian jumping ants antenna-boxing to decide who will become queen. (Image credit: Clint Penick) In a colony of 100 ants, around five to 10 females will become new queens, according to the ...

In the battle for the crown, Indian jumping ants shrink and regrow their brains. These insects can go through intense but reversible bodily changes. By Hannah Seo. Updated Apr 14, 2021 4:05 PM EDT.

Female Indian jumping ants that lose their bids for the crown can regrow their brains — a feat that has never been seen before in insects. IE 11 is not supported.

New research on Indian jumping ants shows they can undergo dramatic reversible changes previously unknown in insects. By Troy Farah. April 13, 2021 ...

A new study of Indian jumping ants shows they have the ability to shrink and expand their brains — a first for any insect. James Doubek / Peter Breslow | Posted on April 18, 2021, 7:56 AM.

Emma Raducanu revealed she was bitten by jumping ants on Thursday Her hand and foot swelled up but she refused to treat them with antiseptic spray She took this ...

For most ant species, being born as a worker ant means you’ll spend your whole life on the clock. But for Harpegnathos saltator (also known as Jerdon’s jumping ants or Indian jumping ants ...

And ants definitely don't taste good; they're full of powerful chemicals, whereas jumping spiders, Shamble claims, taste just fine. He took the spiders back to the lab and filmed them.