Definition of army ant
: any of a subfamily (Dorylinae) of aggressive nomadic tropical ants that prey on insects and spiders
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It's named for Daniel Kronauer, a field biologist who studies army ants and discovered the species.
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Nymphister kronaueri Anterior view of Nymphister kronaueri attached to an Eciton mexicanum army ant worker Image credit: © D. Kronauer.
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The recent study grew out of experiments conducted with army ants in the Panamanian jungle in 2014.
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Evolution has seemingly equipped army ants with just the right algorithm for on-the-go bridge building.
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There are about 250 species of army ant, with colonies growing up to about 20 million ants—thanks to the queen, who spends her life laying an egg every two seconds.
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First Known Use of army ant
1863
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