| 单词 | army ant |
| 例句 | A gallery in New York exhibited a collection of 2 million live army ants, on loan from Central America, in a one-colony show entitled “Patterns and Structures.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not believe you can suspend army ants away from the earth, on plastic, for any length of time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seen from a distance, clustered densely around the white plastic box containing the long serpentine lines of army ants, turning to each other and murmuring repetitively, they seem an absolute marvel. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Raised on horror tales of army ants, he appreciates the frightening tactics of marauder ants in India, a species that swarms over its prey with a practice called “mobbing.” Armchair Traveler: Book Review: Adventures Among Ants 2010-06-10T18:38:00Z Back in 1990, on David Attenborough’s The Trials of Life for instance, a medical endoscope was used to film inside a bivouac of army ants in Panama. King of the swingers: what Primates tells us about our locked-down world 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z He looks back fondly on films such as The Naked Jungle, in which Charlton Heston coated himself in honey before running through a swarm of army ants. Apocalypse bow-wow: the new breed of arthouse animal horror 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Some, for example, have evolved to look like army ants, allowing the beetles to march alongside them and feed on their eggs and young. Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Now that researchers have seen the light, they know what to look for in visually impaired arthropods such as army ants and blind beetles. These centipedes ‘see’ sunlight, even without eyes 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Voracious army ants prey on many insect and vertebrate species and can travel about 1 kilometer a day, often in and out of dense forests that researchers cannot easily enter. Armed with air samplers, rope tricks, and—yes—ants, virus hunters spot threats in new ways 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z These army ants in Costa Rica don't build a nest in the earth or in an old tree. Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But for many organisms, they’re a sign of trouble — like lost army ants following a chemical signal in a circle until they die of exhaustion. That’s Not Algae Swirling on the Beach. Those Are Green Worms. 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The recent study grew out of experiments conducted with army ants in the Panamanian jungle in 2014. Leaderless, practically blind and with teeny brains, army ants perform amazing feats of logistics 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z In many of these cases the idea is to mimic emergent phenomena found in nature, like the regimented motion of a decentralized colony of army ants or the unconscious, self-programming assembly of DNA molecules. "Smarticle" Robot Swarms Turn Random Behavior into Collective Intelligence 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z To validate the method, the team plans to sample bat guano in Gabon for viruses and compare them with what they find in army ants feeding on the same guano. Armed with air samplers, rope tricks, and—yes—ants, virus hunters spot threats in new ways 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z In Peru, the team’s testing site was swarmed with army ants for 2 days straight. High-speed cameras reveal how hummingbirds can turn on a dime 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Fisher notes that a sister group of army ant, Neivamyrmex, was able to travel to the Caribbean, perhaps rafting over on large debris from hurricanes or landslides. Ant genomes rewrite history of Panama land bridge 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Evolution has seemingly equipped army ants with just the right algorithm for on-the-go bridge building. Leaderless, practically blind and with teeny brains, army ants perform amazing feats of logistics 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Contemporary architecture and robotics are turning to natural self-assembling systems like the army ants to learn how to design and produce such dynamic structures in the future. Army ants 'mind the gap' efficiently - BBC News 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z “Using only a large-ish glass of water, he once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants,” Rooty wrote on behalf of one LinkedIn user. Advertising: With a Mouthful, A&W Hopes to Draw Baby Boomers’ Offspring 2014-04-23T00:56:41Z You are pulled from your comfortable house by ravaging hordes of army ants. 13 Horrifying Ways to Die (If You're an Arthropod) 2013-10-31T16:45:03.497Z Moreau began the study as an attempt to understand diversity among army ants, top predators in many Latin American rainforests, but soon found herself in the middle of a geological controversy. Ant genomes rewrite history of Panama land bridge 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z An individual army ant is practically blind and has a minuscule brain that couldn’t begin to fathom their elaborate collective movement. Leaderless, practically blind and with teeny brains, army ants perform amazing feats of logistics 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z "This is an elegant, quantitative study of the wonderful adaptive abilities of army ants," commented Prof Nigel Franks, who runs an ant research lab at the University of Bristol. Army ants 'mind the gap' efficiently - BBC News 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z He describes miserable slogs through the Somali jungle with the mujahedeen, terrified of lions and army ants, sick with hunger and fatigue, dreaming of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Can We Imagine the Life of a Terrorist? 2013-06-14T14:00:40Z This is a phenomenon unique to myrmecophiles of that famous poster child of tropical biology: army ants. The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation 2012-12-10T14:45:00.213Z These species live in the same areas as army ants, which attack their colonies. Scientists Make Supersoldier Ants 2012-01-05T23:15:08.890Z That army ants don’t always build the distance-minimizing bridge suggests there’s some other factor in their unconscious calculation. Leaderless, practically blind and with teeny brains, army ants perform amazing feats of logistics 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Lifting my eyes from the tragedies of a hastening column of army ants, I saw that an unusual number of heliconias were flitting about the glade, both species, the Reds and the Yellows. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z And automated recordings will never capture the subtle ecological information — such as the mandible size and leg length of army ants — that may eventually explain particular behaviours. Apes in Africa: The cultured chimpanzees 2011-08-17T17:20:47.130Z For army ants are, for all intents and purposes, blind. The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation 2012-12-10T14:45:00.213Z And the wounded and dying army ants made food for their sound comrades. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z A second is that it’s very possible there’s more governing army ant behavior than two simple rules. Leaderless, practically blind and with teeny brains, army ants perform amazing feats of logistics 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Regaining his feet, the great army ant staggered off and, fortunately for him, rolled down a slope into another column of his own kind. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Some chimps dance slowly at the beginning of rain showers, others don't; some use long sticks to dig up army ants; others use short sticks. Apes in Africa: The cultured chimpanzees 2011-08-17T17:20:47.130Z Many vertebrate predators have learned to scavenge forest floor critters that the roaming army ants scare out of hiding. The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation 2012-12-10T14:45:00.213Z The ancient and draggled concierge of the underground dwelling was at her post when the wave of army ants swept over her. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z On these outings I learned to look down as often as I looked up, so I wouldn’t miss the fascinating colonies of leaf-cutter and army ants—or the occasional anteater hunting for them. Birding in View of the Panama Canal 2010-11-14T05:00:00Z What occurred was a replica of the usual army ant scene, but enacted as if viewed through the large end of an opera-glass. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z These influences can be subtle, as researchers found while studying how chimps use sticks to harvest army ants. Apes in Africa: The cultured chimpanzees 2011-08-17T17:20:47.130Z Famous for forming endless trails that spread through the forest, devouring everything in their path, army ant colonies contain astronomical numbers of workers and an endless, cyclical production of eggs. The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation 2012-12-10T14:45:00.213Z The army ants were working havoc in the distance. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Under a large stone, Jean Jacque found a few workers of Cerapachys, an early lineage of army ants that specialize in eating the young of other ants. Scientist at Work: In a Cave, Signs of a Long-Ago Visitor 2010-12-01T22:52:00Z No wonder the army ant is such a virile creature, endowed with the most extreme emotions, when, with such a small section of its anatomy remaining it can continue to show such astounding activity. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z A set of birds follows army ants, eating the insects that are flushed by the ants. Scientist at Work: Of Birds and Insects (and a Coral Snake) 2010-10-27T21:55:00Z It takes the perseverance and the will of army ants to spend dreary hours watching film and redundant summer days running drills. Kearse doing all the right things 2010-08-29T02:42:00Z Surging onward, flowing like a monstrous, murky tide over the yellow, steaming earth, the army ants advanced. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Once a year, for a brief period, they took on the characteristics of the army ants of Terra. Happy Ending One could study for hours the interactions among the army ants themselves. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Close to my face were the lines ascending and descending, while just above me were hundreds of thousands, a bushel-basket of army ants, with only the strength of their threadlike legs as suspension cables. Edge of the Jungle She felt as if swarms of army ants were crawling over her entire body, and were devouring her alive. Scorched Earth At last, above the crest of the last hillock he had surmounted, two tiny antennae appeared, then the black glistening head of an army ant, the forerunner of its horde. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Certain species of these army ants which inhabit tropical America, Mr. Belt considered to be the most intelligent of all the insects of that part of the world. Composition-Rhetoric I realized at last that I was looking at an actual moving of a portion of the army ant household itself. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z This chocolate-colored mass with its myriad ivory dots was the home, the nest, the hearth, the nursery, the bridal suite, the kitchen, the bed and board of the army ants. Edge of the Jungle Several species of ant-thrushes always accompany the army ants in the forest. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The army ants swept into the green area, ceaselessly devouring all they came upon. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z That was it—the nest of the army ants, the city of the army ants, that Beebe had studied in the South American jungles and once described to me. The Metal Monster And he was winning out—the first vertebrate I have ever known to withstand the army ants. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z It was here that I realized my good fortune and the achievement of my desires, when I first saw an army ant at rest. Edge of the Jungle All these ants that hunt singly have the eyes well developed, and thus differ greatly from the Ecitons, or army ants. The Naturalist in Nicaragua His ears were keenly attuned to the sound of the army ants behind him, and it grew but little farther away. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z How had Beebe * phrased it—"the home, the nest, the hearth, the nursery, the bridal suite, the kitchen, the bed and board of the army ants." The Metal Monster One such ant made its escape from the hold of a small worker; but before it had taken ten steps it was actually buried under a rolling mass of army ants. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z It became more and more apparent that in the creed of the army ants, cleanliness comes next to military effectiveness. Edge of the Jungle First, as to the personnel of the army ants. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z But it would die, making terrible sounds of torment as the vicious mandibles of the army ants found crevices in its armour. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z It was along this Convict Trail that I sank the series of pits which trapped unwary walkers of the night, and halfway out at pit number five, the army ants waged their wonderful warfare. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z But with the army ants this mutual assistance was sublimated, developed to a quintessence of excellence. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Two small army ants now happened to pass, and after a preliminary whiffing with waving antennæ, rushed joyously into the mêlée. Edge of the Jungle The army ants came nearer, down into a tiny valley, swarming into and through a little brook over which Burl had leaped. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Had he listened, he would have realized that army ants were abroad in countless millions, spreading themselves out in a broad array and eating all they came upon far more destructively than so many locusts. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Behind him the clicking roar, the high-pitched stridulations of the horde of army ants, rose in volume. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z I coveted a small beetle of peculiar pattern which the ants were hurrying along, and in taking it from them I accidentally cut an army ant in two. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Thus I thought, having identified myself with the army ants. Edge of the Jungle The breath whistled in his nostrils—and behind him, the wave of army ants was drawing nearer. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The sound of the army ants continued to grow near. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The black wave of the army ants was sweeping into the fire, sweeping into the incredible heat of that carbonized material burning with an open flame. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z So they covered a mile in three hours and a half, and in all the army ants I have ever watched this rate of speed never slackens; in fact, it frequently greatly increases. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The time came when we had to get at our stored supplies, over which the army ants were such an effective guard. Edge of the Jungle The army ants swept over a mushroom forest, and the yellow, umbrella-like growths swarmed with black creatures devouring the substance on which they found a foothold. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z And the serried ranks of army ants marched on to the widening furnaces that awaited them. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z But when the army ants began to tear at the edible surfaces despite the heat they encountered, fresh air found its way to the smouldering masses of fungus. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z There are as many ludicrous sights to be seen in the ranks of army ants as there are among the banner-decked processions of the leaf-cutters. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z How anything except army ants could emerge alive from such a sinister swarm was inconceivable. Edge of the Jungle The slow trickle of thin smoke became a huge column of thick, choking, acrid stuff that set the army ants that breathed it into spasms of convulsive writhing. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z He saw, too, the advancing cohorts of the army ants, creeping over the tangled mass of fungus growth. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Twice he saw small bodies of the army ants. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The pit was alive with a host of the army ants, and wherever the little frog hopped, some soldier or heavy-jawed worker soon found him and sank jaws into his soft skin. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z But I had to discover where the falling larvæ came from, and after a time I found that they were immature army ants. Edge of the Jungle A mile away, the great black tide of army ants was advancing relentlessly. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The army ants were spreading everywhere over the mass of fungus. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z And behind the wide belt of army ants—chaos. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Imagine a gang of men set to carrying bundles of one to two hundred pounds up perpendicular cliffs twelve hundred feet in height, and the task of the army ants is made more vivid. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Now, however, I established a wholly new record for the straight-away dash for home of the army ants. Edge of the Jungle Unlike penguins and human beings, army ants have no rule of the road as to right and left, and there is no lessening of pace or turning aside for a heavily laden drogher. Edge of the Jungle Harmless save when interfered with—all save the army ant, that is—the whole ant tribe was formidable when aroused. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The army ants occasionally make use of their trails when they are deserted; but when the two great races of ants meet, each antennæs the aura of the other, and turns respectfully aside. Edge of the Jungle |
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