As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ...

When infected by a fungal disease, ant pupae actively emit a chemical cue that prompts workers to get rid of them for the ...

The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into ...

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

Ants produce diverse, targeted antimicrobial compounds that inhibit drug-resistant pathogens, offering insights for new ...

Are ants taking over the house? Fear not, because you may be armed with the best tool against ants right in your home.

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...

Ants living in the soil of your plants are a problem that most people have experienced; however, these creatures do more than just annoy you, as they .

Researchers estimate there are twenty quadrillion ants worldwide, and if you gathered them all and put them on a scale, they'd weigh more than all of the wild birds and mammals on the planet. Good ...

Researchers have observed sick adult ants leaving their colony to avoid sickening others. Now, they've discovered that ...

The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...