Publications

Explore our scientific publications featuring new discoveries about invertebrate behavior and physiology.

To Display 500,000 Ants, No Simple Ant Farm Will Do
The New York Times
Published: April 24, 2023

The Year the Leaf-Cutter Ants Took Manhattan
The New York Times
Published: December 22, 2023

Leafcutter ants adjust foraging behaviours when exposed to noise disturbance
PLOS One
Published: June 8, 2022

Heavy Metals Give Ants a Powerful Bite
Smithsonian Magazine
Published: Sept. 13, 2021

Researchers document the work of leafcutter ants
Phys Org
Published: Jan. 28, 2016

Videos reveal the amazing lives of leafcutter ants, nature’s underground farmers
L.A. Times
Published: Jan. 28, 2016

Work of leafcutter ants documented: Ants' prehensile abilities and how they divide their leaf-processing duties 
Science Daily
Published: Jan. 28, 2016