Wow! Urban ants love junk food

An ant species called Lasius cf emarginatus- only found in NYC within the past five years - is thriving on Manhattan's medians, and is one of the few species other than the pavement ants to be found in high numbers on the city's sidewalks. But Penick's isotope analysis found that L emarginatus has no preference for human food. The research was published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.