Myrmecology (ANTS) with Dr. Terry McGlynn

Cult-leader queens. Bullet ant stings. Kitchen pest hacks. The dynamics of a billion-sister megacolony. Dr. Terry McGlynn sits down to have a BIG discussion about itty-bitty creatures. Learn about tropical ants, urban ants, how they walk on water, which ones are picky eaters, which ones make weird sounds, what ant movies are bunk, and some help-help takeaways. Also: sniffing your relatives before deciding to kill them.

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Dr. Terry McGlynn's website and Twitter

Some links which may be of use to you:

Wheeler going around naming stuff

Ant super colonies/megaparties

Electric ants aka little fire ants

Micromachines: remember these? No?

Leafcutting + fungus growing is their jam

Anthill art

Childbirth vs other pains in the literal and figurative ass