Sinister 'love' and blind nomads: The secret life of ants in Singapore

Entomologist Wendy Wang lets ST in on the unusual lifestyles of four ant species found in Singapore. PHOTOS: LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, AIKI YAMADA, TOKYO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
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SINGAPORE - Besides the stereotypes of ants being hardworking clones, queen "simps" and pests that terrorise homes, most people know very little about the critters.

Dr Wendy Wang, an entomologist at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in National University of Singapore, lets The Straits Times in on the unusual lifestyles of four ant species found in Singapore.

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