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In this 1975 photo released by the University of Connecticut, army ants gather in a colony in Ecuador. In summer 2016, UConn will begin digitally cataloguing a collection of about 2 million preserved army ants and create an exhibit after receiving a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. To celebrate, the school plans to install 4-foot replica ants on the side of the bioscience building on it's campus in Storrs, Conn. (Carl Rettenmeyer/University of Connecticut via AP)
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