593473 external_news 1499877528 1499878046 Somebody should cue up "Ants Marching" by the Dave Matthews Band for this roundup of how media outlets are covering David Hu's new research. The School of Biological Sciences associate professor led a team that studied how fire ants, without apparent leadership or coordination, can build Eiffel Tower-like structures out of their own bodies when looking for food or escape. Those on the bottom don't get crushed – ants circulate in and out of these tall towers like water. In addition to the Nature story, here is how Cosmos reported on the new research, and here is New Scientist's take. 

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