Ants
Science: Ladybug's chemical warfare, handwriting brain boost
Science commentator Allan Blackman looks at how the mealybug ladybird uses carminic acid to scare off an attack from ants, and the new research that's found it "steals" it from an invasive bug that… Audio
Why fruit flies, mosquitos are 'brainier' than people suspect
Having trouble getting rid of fruit flies at home or in the office? Don't be surprised - they're 'brainer' than you think. Christopher Potter, associate professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at research out of Japan that found mammals can use their intestines to help them breathe, an analysis of the skull and teeth of the extinct… Audio
Expert feature: Ants!
There are 11 native species in New Zealand, but thousands more throughout the world. Margaret Stanley is a biologist at Auckland University and joins us to explain more about these tiny critters. Audio
Jenny Jandt: why we should love wasps and ants
University of Otago insect researcher Dr Jenny Jandt is in love with creatures most of us try to exterminate - wasps and ants. She's known as the Wasp Lady and says there's much to be admired in both… Audio, Gallery
Amici Ensemble embody “Ants”
Christchurch’s season of chamber music, Christopher’s Classics, begins with a concert from the Amici Ensemble playing string sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms as well as a new commission from Anthony… Audio
Lazy ants
Ants have got a reputation for being industrious insects with a good work ethic and a keen sense of community. But this reputation is inaccurate, according to Daniel Charbonneau of the University of… Audio
Ants carry bee virus - researchers
Scientists have discovered that Argentine Ants are a bigger threat to bees than first thought.
The weird, wonderful, world of ants
Kirsti Abbott is fascinated by ants - she loves talking about them, she doesn't mind having thousands of them swarm all over her at once, and she even enjoys eating them. Dr. Abbott is ant ecologist… Audio
Bin bugs
Insects, especially ants, are disposing of huge amounts of food waste for us in our towns and cities. Elsa Youngsteadt, an entomologist from North Carolina State University, worked on the study. Audio
Zombie Ants
David Hughes, entomologist at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. A 48 million year old fungus has been discovered that has been transforming ants into zombie ants. Audio