Episode 23: How Do Ants Live? - has Stanford PhD student, Mila Pamplona, take you on a journey into the fascinating world of ants.Episode Summary:This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion between Dylan Carnahan and Mila Pamplona, a Stanford PhD student who has studied the biological rhythms of foraging and leafcutting activities on colonies of leafcutter ants and developed machine learning software to identify and count ants in their ant trail.Listen as Mila Pamplona explains the social structure of ant colonies, how ants communicate with each other, and the role of the queen ant.In this episode we discuss:00:00 - Feeling Low by Times & Places01:19 - Introducing Mila Pamplona09:32 - Journey to Stanford16:17 - Ants Communicating19:28 - Foreign Ants & Predators22:54 - Species of Ants27:53 - Invasive Ants40:35 - Colony Social Structure47:08 - The Numbers52:32 - Cultivating Fungi1:07:59 - Closing Remarks1:11:31 - Conclusion and InformationResources:Mila Pamplona's Podcast & BlogAnts CanadaThe World War of the AntsThe Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on EarthBest Of Ants | BBC Earth

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