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There are 2.5 million ants for every human on Earth

The total global population of ants is a mind-blowing 20 quadrillion or approximately 2.5 million ants crawling around for every human.

A leaf cutter ant carrying a leaf across a branch of a tree

Weird & Wonderful

Rama Ramesh 136 Views ants, bugs, fungus, leaf cutter ants

Brainy little bugs

So often we think that we’re unbeatable when it comes to being smart or intelligent. But insects have, time and again, proved that they are just as clever if not cleverer!

Amazonian frog, Lithodytes lineatus, sitting on a leaf

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Editorial Team 176 Views Amazon, ants, frog, Lithodytes lineatus, mimicry

Amazonian frog has secret weapon that protects it from attack

An Amazonian frog has a secret weapon that protects it from being attacked by ants. Lithodytes lineatus, which lives in the Amazon region of South America, free of attack by leaf-cutting ants gives off a chemical scent that makes the ants think it’s one of them.