Stings from this ant are more likely to cause a severe allergic reaction than fire ant stings. Asian needle ants are considered a triple threat to humans, homes, and the local ecosystem. Unlike other ...

Humans are the smartest creatures on the planet and we’re by far the best at solving all sorts of cognitive tasks. Or are we? In a surprising new study, researchers compared the cooperative abilities ...

Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviors. The job needed ...

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"And it looks like ants have been doing this for millions of years." While not the primary focus of the paper, the team found that nearly all of the ant species tested killed an emerging human ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the education ...