For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

How ant colonies draft their soldier armies and maintain balance in their incredible caste systems was cleared up last week by a Chicago zoologist. The secret: a “social hormone” exuded by some of the ...

Ants play a key role in maintaining a healthy habitat. Ants are some of the most fascinating and complex insects in the world. These tiny creatures are known for their remarkable social behavior and ...

This 1930s documentary-style film provides a detailed look into the lives and behaviors of ants, focusing on their social structure, nest-building, and survival instincts. The footage captures a large ...

An ant may be responsible for the most painful sting from a bug in the world, but different ants have different lifestyles. In some species, queen ants do the weirdest thing after their dramatic ...

Ants may be the unlikely heroes when it comes to better understanding the health of our planet in the midst of a climate crisis. In a paper published to Frontiers in Remote Sensing, a team of ...

Digging underground provides homes for many insects and animals. Animals like badgers and prairie dogs dig underground homes. Humans dig underground to mine precious metals like gold and silver. But ...

Campbell holds a PhD in ecological entomology from the University of Reading and is a lecturer in entomology at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK. Blanchard holds a PhD in evolutionary biology ...