The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...

A curious old folk practice claimed that contact with ants could transfer their energy and vitality to humans. This belief ...

The Joro spider, Asian long-horned beetle and spotted lanternfly have company this summer. A "sneaky" invasive species that has a potentially deadly sting continues to spread across the U.S. and can ...

Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich became hooked on ants after reading “The Ants” by Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson when she was about 9 years old. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book set ...

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

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

Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh ...

When most people think about hibernation, they picture bears snoozing away the cold winter in their dens. You’re right that other animals do that, too. I talked about your question with my friend ...

Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant ...

Tiny pharaoh ants invade buildings and hospitals, moving along walls and pipes, defying all conventional control methods.

When I saw that someone was making an RTS about ants, I figured the inspiration for it was just, you know, ants. They're neat. But I was wrong: It's actually based on a French science fiction novel ...