Durango Public Library welcomed a new photo exhibit this month based on honeypot ant research completed by retired biology professor John Conway. The Durango resident spent his career teaching human ...

All some honeypot ants do is hang from the ceiling and eat what their sisters bring them. Their abdomens swell like balloons. These nectar chandeliers serve an important evolutionary purpose for the ...

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For generations, Indigenous Australians have foraged for honeypot ants, extracting the honey from their swollen abdomens to remedy ailments such as sore throats and skin infections. A new study ...

The abdomens of Australian honeypot ants can swell to hold honey that the colony uses as a food source when stores run low. Auscape / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Honey made by Australian ...

Honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like tiny water balloons. Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden ...

Scientists have discovered the honey produced by Australian ants possesses unique anti-microbial activity against bacteria and fungi that could make the liquid useful medicinally. The team studied the ...

Honey produced by a type of ant in Australia has antimicrobial properties that could one day lead to new treatments against some bacterial and fungal infections. Australian honeypot ants (Camponotus ...