Invasive species can cause all kinds of problems, from outcompeting native animals to wiping out crops and causing massive ...

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

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

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Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new paper in the journal Biology Letters show ants, other insects and spiders that all ...

Ants are a nuisance to many homeowners, and most people don’t hesitate to reach out to their local exterminators to get rid of them. Many of us assume all ants are the same. However, when comparing ...

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

Small honey ants are not considered serious commercial pests throughout most of their natural range. However, because they can enter households and other buildings, some people think of them as ...

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

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

After major ant seizures worldwide, conservationists urge CITES protections to curb the largely unregulated global trade in ...