The unusual life cycles of ants are deeply rooted in their social nature. Ants and other social insects like termites, some ...

While ant queen violence is well-known, scientists recently documented the first evidence of parasite-induced matricide ...

The recent rains have soil-dwelling creatures on the run in search of high ground. Ants are moving indoors, seeking all the comforts of home – yours, that is. The large ants infesting our homes are ...

Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting individuals, either neurons or ants, using simple chemical interactions that in the aggregate generate their ...

Worker bull ants have military-style night vision, while their higher status winged nest mates see best during the day, Australian researchers have discovered. The research led by Dr Ajay Narendra ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The emergent complexity of ant societies is one of the most ...

Signals from other workers can tell ants when and where to fan out and search for food. Public Domain Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting ...

Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting individuals, either neurons or ants, using simple chemical interactions that in the aggregate generate their ...

For the past several years, a group of researchers has been observing a seemingly impossible wood ant colony living in an abandoned nuclear weapons bunker in Templewo, Poland, near the German border.

A mighty struggle for ultimate power, with calls of "death to the queen" answered by armies of workers, is routine in some ant colonies. Queen ants are therefore sometimes forced to take care of ...