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• First-of-its-Kind "Cleaner Ants" Discovered Grooming Giant Harvester Ants in Arizona Desert

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  Entomologists have identified a remarkable new symbiotic relationship in the Arizona desert where tiny "cone ants" act as cleaners for much larger harvester ants. This behavior, mi...

• Columbia University researchers find mosquito "fullness" is controlled by the rectum, not the brain

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  In a surprising reversal of biological expectations, scientists have discovered that the signal telling a female mosquito to stop biting humans originates in its hindgut. The resea...