As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms. Isabella Muratore at the New ...

Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

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Studying army ants for a living comes with certain occupational hazards. "They're very aggressive," says Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "They have venom, so they will ...

Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology says studying army ants comes with certain occupational hazards. ISABELLA MURATORE: They're very aggressive. They have venom, so they will ...