Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

A paleoartistic reconstruction of the new species, based on the fossil and on a close relative species found in amber from Myanmar. Now, a team in Brazil has uncovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant ...

Ants are awesome little creatures and we already know that they have advanced survival tactics in battle, but the “exploding ants” that are found in Southeast Asia take the “colony first” mentality to ...

The rapid diversification of ants has “led to their role as ecological engineers” that can work in habitats across the world, ...

Tiny pharaoh ants invade buildings and hospitals, moving along walls and pipes, defying all conventional control methods.

Ant trails are easy to spot and can alert you to a new infestation of ants in your home. Scout ants leave the colony to search for food, and when they find it, they lay down a pheromone trail for the ...

Ants have many things in common with humans. They create complex societies with sophisticated hierarchies. They cooperate to get food. They go to war. And, it turns out, at least one species also ...

Learn how ants traded individual protection for collective power — and what it reveals about how complex societies evolve.

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant ...

Ants are awesome little creatures and we already know that they have advanced survival tactics in battle, but the "exploding ants" that are found in Southeast Asia take the "colony first" mentality to ...