Anthony Palmieri November 20, 1996 Contemporary Science Topics Army Ants         A quote made by Lewis Thomas, 'Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungus, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, and exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.' I am going to focus this report on the part of the quote, '..launch armies into war..,' …showed first 75 words of 868 total…

…showed last 75 words of 868 total…the attack slows down and it brings any hostages or injured troops back to the home base. The army ants have a very similar tactic in the presence of prey.         Both the army ants and the United States Army have many of the same military tactics when going into war. It is amazing that ants and humans have some of the same styles of launching wars and yet we are very different in physical attributes.