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 ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

This interview with Dauphin Ewart, CEO of The Bug Master, sheds light on the fascinating world of ants. He delves into the reasons behind those curious ant mounds, exploring if all ant species create ...

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

An invasive species of stinging ant is spreading across the United States with detections in at least 20 states. Brachyponera chinensis, or the Asian needle ant, have been found mostly in the ...

Reading books about ants can be a wonderful way to introduce preschoolers to new concepts, spark their imagination, and ...

The revered poet Robert Frost made no secret of his likes and dislikes. Discerning readers have no trouble recognizing that he favored the road less traveled, that he did not love a wall, and that he ...