These remarkable creatures, primarily from the Colobopsis cylindrica group (formerly classified under Camponotus), have evolved one of nature’s most extreme forms of altruistic defense: they literally ...

为研究蚂蚁与病毒的独特关系，研究人员对 Camponotus yamaokai 病毒（CYV）展开研究。通过饲养实验和野外调查，发现 CYV 在 7 个调查点均有检出，流行率 60 - 95%，且主要通过垂直传播。这有助于深入了解 CYV 的生物学特性。 宿主与病毒之间的关系受多种因素影响 ...

four camponotus sp (also a carpenter ant) queens and one Oecophylla lnginoda (weaver ant) queen. Belgian nationals Lornoy David, Seppe Lodewijckx, Vietnamese Duh Hung Nguyen and Dennis Ng’ang ...

Yet research suggests that some ants may operate their own version of medical support. A peer-reviewed study published in the science journal, Current Biology, highlights how Florida carpenter ants ...

In a first, researchers have observed that a species of Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) treats battlefield injuries with amputation. Now, researchers have described a medical ...

The picture is a close-up of the mandibles and antennae of Camponotus – a common carpenter ant. They make their nests inside wood, mostly in forest environments, and snack on parts of dead insects, ...

A July 2024 University of Lausanne study found carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) carry out lifesaving amputations on their colony siblings. It is the first known example of a non-human animal ...

A July 2024 University of Lausanne study found carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) carry out lifesaving amputations on their colony siblings. It is the first known example of a non-human animal ...

A Florida carpenter ant tending to a nestmate's wound. (Bart Zijlstra) Frank and colleagues analyzed leg injuries in Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus). When wounds on the shin-like tibia ...