Ants make up one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet, with many species boasting remarkable physical ...

Did you know that scientists have made an exciting discovery about an ant species native to southern Europe? They recently discovered that Iberian harvester ant queens are able to produce offspring of ...

The ants threatened small mammals, nesting birds, and sea turtle hatchlings on the islands.

Storing the objects in cat food overnight made them appetizing to longhorn crazy ants ( Paratrechina longicornis ), which were placed inside laser-cut mazes of varying sizes and difficulties. In each ...

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) has created one of the most remarkable biological phenomena ever recorded: a ...

Yellow crazy ants break the rules of reproduction. Every male ant contains separate populations of cells from two distinct genetic lineages, making them “chimeras,” researchers report in the April 7 ...

Scientists studying ants have found that the brain circuits that caregiving behaviour may have evolved from far older ...

Ants are known allies in the fight against coffee pests known as coffee berry borers. Now, a discovery made by Jonathan ...

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Some ants have figured out how to keep from getting lost: Build taller anthills. Desert ants that live in the hot, flat salt pans of Tunisia spend their days looking for food. Successful grocery runs ...