Smithsonian Research Associate Discovers Ants Assemble To Be Picked Clean by 'Cleaner' Ants, a Novel Insect Behavior
April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Smithsonian Research Associate Discovers Ants Assemble To Be Picked Clean by 'Cleaner' Ants, a Novel Insect Behavior
The Interaction, Which Resembles How Cleaner Fish Pick at Other Species of Marine Fish, Was Observed in the Arizona Desert
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In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated j . . .
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Smithsonian Research Associate Discovers Ants Assemble To Be Picked Clean by 'Cleaner' Ants, a Novel Insect Behavior
The Interaction, Which Resembles How Cleaner Fish Pick at Other Species of Marine Fish, Was Observed in the Arizona Desert
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In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated j . . .