Smell is the crucial sense that holds ant society together, helping the insects recognize, communicate and cooperate with one another
- Written by Laurence Zwiebel, Professor of Biological Sciences and of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
Ants from different colonies will fight based on smell alone.Joseph Howell, Vanderbilt University, CC BY-NDAnts can be found in nearly every location on Earth, with rough estimates suggesting there are over 10 quadrillion individuals – that is a 1 followed by 16 zeroes, or about 1 million ants per person. Ants are among the most biologically...