Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin ...

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

Tiny pharaoh ants slip through cracks, spread through walls and pipes, and can infest entire buildings—including hospitals ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? As silly as it sounds, the question captures a real ...

Here’s a fun (and creepy) fact: The Earth is home to approximately 20 quadrillion ants. To put zeroes on it, that’s around 20,000,000,000,000,000 of the six-legged insects living all around us. How ...

Two new studies show how climate influences behavior, communication, and genome evolution—driving adaptation in a ...

It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide how much and what kind of food the larva ...

If you find that ants keep showing up and don't know why, check this area. If you're not cleaning it often, it may be attracting outside guests.

Carpenter ants are twice as big as other types of black ants, which makes identification easy. If you have a carpenter ant ...