Ant
/ænt/noun
A small insect that lives in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens.
The kid was fascinated watching the ants carry food back to their colony.
Often appears as...
- ant colony
- ant hill
noun
A small device that captures and transmits signals, such as those used for radio and television.
The apartment had a small antenna for receiving cable TV service.
Often appears as...
- cable antenna
- rooftop antenna
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Technical
noun
A structural design pattern used in woodworking or construction.
The woodworker used an ant pattern for the kitchen cabinets.
Often appears as...
- ant pattern design
- ant carpentry technique
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Technical
noun
An abbreviation referring to a software tool used for automating software build process.
He used the tool Ant to automate the build process of his Java project.
Often appears as...
- ant build system
- apache ant
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Technical
noun
A small insect that lives in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens.
The kid was fascinated watching the ants carry food back to their colony.
Often appears as...
- ant colony
- ant hill
noun
A small device that captures and transmits signals, such as those used for radio and television.
The apartment had a small antenna for receiving cable TV service.
Often appears as...
- cable antenna
- rooftop antenna
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A structural design pattern used in woodworking or construction.
The woodworker used an ant pattern for the kitchen cabinets.
Often appears as...
- ant pattern design
- ant carpentry technique
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An abbreviation referring to a software tool used for automating software build process.
He used the tool Ant to automate the build process of his Java project.
Often appears as...
- ant build system
- apache ant
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Social Insects
Ants are social creatures, always part of a larger group, not like 'spider' that can be solitary.
During the picnic, a swarm of ants invaded our food.
Pro Tip 2/3Ant Roles
Ants have specific roles like 'worker' or 'soldier', indicating their job in the colony.
Worker ants tirelessly collect food for the colony.
Pro Tip 3/3Ant Homes
Ants live in 'nests' or 'hills', which are their intricate homes usually in the ground.
Children enjoy observing ant hills in their backyards.
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Deborah Gordon: The...
And because of that, I've been able to study how their behavior changes as the colony gets older and larger. So I want to tell you about the life cycle of a colony. Ants never make more ants; colonies make more colonies. And they do that by each year sending out the reproductives -- those are the ones with wings -- on a mating flight.
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Queen Ant Mating Season...
Instead, the queen's new consort is guided directly to the royal chamber. He's not the first consort to the queen, and he probably won't be the last. Driver ant queens are, for ants, unusually promiscuous. He'll be one of many suitors she'll entertain during her lifetime.
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Inside the ant colony -...
individual ants do interact with one another through touch, sound and chemical signals. These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life.
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What if AI learned more...
both worlds the precise fast reactions of computers and the general knowledge that gives us humans are super efficient learning so that's what I've been trying to do and I want to show you what I've been able to do so far this is an ant robot that's
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Ants Battle to Protect...
Some canopy caterpillars are not killed, but farmed by the ants. They exude a sugary secretion that the ants collect. In return, the ants mount a guard to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes.
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Could You Pass the...
swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man leads them in a dance around the pole to be seen as a true tribal warrior each must endure the ants punishment for more
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Ants Ingenious Survival...
but still the water rises the ants react by linking arms together forming a mesh of interconnected bodies between them they're making a life raft
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Army Ants Rampage...
The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front, prey of all sizes are driven from their hiding places.
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Defending the ant nest...
Another wave of ants advances unchallenged. But the attack is not going to plan.
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Ants Use Grubs as Glue...
bridges are built helping ants move quickly around the site
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Deborah Gordon: The...
And because of that, I've been able to study how their behavior changes as the colony gets older and larger. So I want to tell you about the life cycle of a colony. Ants never make more ants; colonies make more colonies. And they do that by each year sending out the reproductives -- those are the ones with wings -- on a mating flight.
Video examples
Queen Ant Mating Season...
Instead, the queen's new consort is guided directly to the royal chamber. He's not the first consort to the queen, and he probably won't be the last. Driver ant queens are, for ants, unusually promiscuous. He'll be one of many suitors she'll entertain during her lifetime.
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
individual ants do interact with one another through touch, sound and chemical signals. These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life.
Video examples
What if AI learned more...
both worlds the precise fast reactions of computers and the general knowledge that gives us humans are super efficient learning so that's what I've been trying to do and I want to show you what I've been able to do so far this is an ant robot that's
Video examples
Ants Battle to Protect...
Some canopy caterpillars are not killed, but farmed by the ants. They exude a sugary secretion that the ants collect. In return, the ants mount a guard to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes.
Video examples
Could You Pass the...
swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man leads them in a dance around the pole to be seen as a true tribal warrior each must endure the ants punishment for more
Video examples
Ants Ingenious Survival...
but still the water rises the ants react by linking arms together forming a mesh of interconnected bodies between them they're making a life raft
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front, prey of all sizes are driven from their hiding places.
Video examples
Defending the ant nest...
Another wave of ants advances unchallenged. But the attack is not going to plan.
Video examples
Ants Use Grubs as Glue...
bridges are built helping ants move quickly around the site
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Quote examples
George A. Moore
Irish Novelist
Some men spend their lives watching bees and ants, noting down the habits of these insects; my pleasure is to watch the human mind, noting how unselfish instincts rise to the surface and sink back again, making way for selfish instincts, each equally necessary, for the world would perish were it to become entirely selfish or entirely unselfish.
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Joe Walsh
American Musician
I love being in a small club where everybody has a good seat, and we don't look like ants. And you can feel the audience, which makes it kind of magical, and I miss that. I guess I have the best of both worlds.
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Andrea Corr
Irish Musician
We're all the same. We all want the same thing in life. Everybody going around like ants and we all want the same thing. And it's not one queen. It's not one queen with the wings.
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Felicity Kendal
English Actress
We take ourselves so seriously moment by moment, but India shows you a sense of eternity. You're one little ant on a hill. You're part of life, but you're not the whole thing.
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Alex Rocco
American Actor
You study all your life, you work really hard to do your best work onstage and onscreen, and then you make your best money playing an ant.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
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David Lynch
American Director
I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.
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Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
As a kid, I lived in a fantasy world. I used to believe ants could talk. Not once did they say thank you.
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T. C. Boyle
American Novelist
I am mad for nature writing. I want to get inside the head of every creature in the world, even ants.
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Clarence Day
American Author
The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.
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George A. Moore
Irish Novelist
Some men spend their lives watching bees and ants, noting down the habits of these insects; my pleasure is to watch the human mind, noting how unselfish instincts rise to the surface and sink back again, making way for selfish instincts, each equally necessary, for the world would perish were it to become entirely selfish or entirely unselfish.
Quote examples
Joe Walsh
American Musician
I love being in a small club where everybody has a good seat, and we don't look like ants. And you can feel the audience, which makes it kind of magical, and I miss that. I guess I have the best of both worlds.
Quote examples
Andrea Corr
Irish Musician
We're all the same. We all want the same thing in life. Everybody going around like ants and we all want the same thing. And it's not one queen. It's not one queen with the wings.
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Felicity Kendal
English Actress
We take ourselves so seriously moment by moment, but India shows you a sense of eternity. You're one little ant on a hill. You're part of life, but you're not the whole thing.
Quote examples
Alex Rocco
American Actor
You study all your life, you work really hard to do your best work onstage and onscreen, and then you make your best money playing an ant.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
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David Lynch
American Director
I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.
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Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
As a kid, I lived in a fantasy world. I used to believe ants could talk. Not once did they say thank you.
Quote examples
T. C. Boyle
American Novelist
I am mad for nature writing. I want to get inside the head of every creature in the world, even ants.
Quote examples
Clarence Day
American Author
The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.
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