Ants
The researchers of France develops first ant-like walking robot without GPS
The researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) have developed the first ant-like walking robot ‘AntBot’ that can explore its environment and find its way home without Global Positioning System (GPS). The scientists took inspiration from desert ..
Tags: Ants • Cataglyphis • Entomology • Formicinae • Hymenoptera
Tyrannomyrmex alii: New ant species discovered in the Western Ghats
Researchers have discovered new species of ant in the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala in Western Ghats, as one of the world’s ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity. It has been named Tyrannomyrmex alii (or T. alii), after eminent myrmecologist Musthak Ali, ..
Tags: Ants • Environment • Kerala • Periyar Tiger Reserve • Science and Technology