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Feeling ants in his pants, Chicken Licken decided that his court of last resort was to get back on track by consulting fuzzy-wuzzy Foxy Loxy. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Once upon a rhyme time: the tale of Chicken Licken," 6 July 2019 The small ant-eating creatures are in demand for their scales, which are ground up into powder or paste and are said to help with lactation, arthritis, and many other ailments. — Jani Actman, National Geographic, "How can traditional Chinese medicine threaten wildlife?," 17 June 2019 Logan spends a lot of time outside, climbing rocks and inspecting ants. — Lily Altavena, azcentral, "This Arizona school has just one student. Here's what her day is like.," 12 June 2019 Researchers first observed the fearless ants in 2015 in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. — Jake Buehler, Science | AAAS, "Watch an ant rip apart a spiderweb to rescue a sibling," 7 June 2019 Meanwhile, scientists are still working on building a robot that can compete with ants. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Hummingbird Robots 1, Drones 0," 13 May 2019 Tintoretto does not attempt to capture the Crucifixion as a single scene in all its pathos and possibility, but rather as part of a busy day, as the center of a great deal of activity, the humans like ants going about their business. — Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, "Tintoretto’s Wildness," 9 May 2019 Winged ants: These are often confused with termites. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "Termite tips: How to identify, kill and prevent the voracious pests," 10 June 2019 Budding peonies secrete nectar that ants, in turn, rely on for food. — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "Fact or Fiction: Do Peonies Attract Ants?," 27 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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