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

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

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

Discovering ants inside the pantry or on a countertop can be frustrating and even leave homeowners feeling a bit squeamish, especially if the ants attack containers of food. Fortunately, there are ...

When goods are shipped into the country, sometimes they are not the only cargo. Sometimes they can bring in unwanted stowaways: invasive species. Invasive species are non-native organisms that make ...

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 ...

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

A new study shows how ants grow huge colonies by choosing numbers over strength and relying on teamwork instead of tough ...

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

The findings, which highlight a fundamental biological tradeoff, suggest that social complexity can arise when individuals ...

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 ...

Even the bugs are nonbinary now. A newly discovered ant is now the first animal species to be given a scientific name ending in “they” to honor gender diversity. Researchers named the miniature ...