A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.

Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than sight.

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A Crematogaster ant is held up by a kleptoparasitic Milichia patrizii ant-mugging fly.