While both fire ants and red ants are red in color, they are not interchangeable. One major difference between them is the pain they cause. Fire ants are infamous for their painful, fiery sting, which ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

Humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy the sweet taste of sugar. Many people head into their kitchens only to be greeted by a swarm of sugar ants taking over a sweet treat or sticky spill on the ...

Ants play an important role in the ecosystem. However, despite knowing they are crucial to our world, these little guys can ...

Campbell holds a PhD in ecological entomology from the University of Reading and is a lecturer in entomology at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK. Blanchard holds a PhD in evolutionary biology ...

Although humans may think we are alone in creating antibiotics, there is a species of ant that secretes an especially powerful one—no pharma lab required. The Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) of ...

The American Museum of Natural History is unveiling an enormous new exhibit of leafcutter ants. Making it happen was no picnic. A leafcutter ant carrying a flower petal inside a new exhibit in the ...

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ...

Ant colonies act as one "super-organism" which works to ensure the survival of all, according to a team of scientists.