Watch: Incredible views of what an ant sting looks like from beneath the skin
The painful sting takes mere seconds, with the ant injecting up to 13 droplets of venom into its victim per second.
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1In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
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2In a new book, violinist L Subramaniam looks at how Carnatic music developed over the centuries
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3Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
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4With the Waqf Bill, the state brings a legal bulldozer to minority rights
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5Turkey: How Islamic nationalism has curtailed freedoms and become a tool for exclusion
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6Sajni Mukherji (1945–2025): Beloved literature professor at Jadavpur University and a friend to all
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7Shengole, Misal: This book on food from the Marathi kitchen features two one-pot recipes
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8‘All regional languages should get equal parity’: The Hindi-Tamil tussle in TN has a long history
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9What underpins India’s deep education inequality?
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10National Human Rights Commission takes cognisance of Assam journalist’s detention
