Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

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

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? The famous question, though implausible, reflects a ...

Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

In animals, nature frequently oscillates between producing a multitude of less hardy individuals and creating a limited number of very robust specimens. This trade-off between number and ...

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

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

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 ...