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Ants are far more impressive than people think, says Claire Evans on Substack. The creepy crawlies are 140 million years old, older than the dinosaurs. There are around 14,000 known species, only about 50 of which have been studied in any depth. And their versatility is incredible. “Some farm fungus; some enslave other ants; some weave nests from larval silk; some build leaf castles mortared with aphid spit; some build bridges from their own bodies; some keep other insects as livestock.”
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