Florida “skull-collecting” ants dismember the bodies of their prey

New research has revealed the behavioral strategies of a Florida ant that decorates its nest with the dismembered body parts of other ants. Study author Adrian Smith is a scientist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University. “Add 'skull-collecting ant' to the list of strange creatures in Florida,” said Smith. “In 1958, shortly after this ant was described as a species, scientists reported something weird about it.” It was previously discovered that nests belonging to Formica archboldi were home to …