Argentine ants, notorious for their widespread colonies and displacement of native species, pose a significant challenge.

Researchers created a mini obstacle course for ants using Lego bricks and a plastic platform. Each ant had to cross the setup ...

Paleontologists discovered the oldest ant species on the planet, 113 million years old and with scythe-shaped jaws.

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

Ants find their way indoors as the weather warms up. To keep them at bay, you might reach for baking soda—but is it truly ...

There are a wide array of other ants besides carpenter ants, winter ants and fire ants – Massachusetts has plenty. Meet the leafcutter, house ant, odorous house ant, pavement and field ant and learn ...

Prepare to be amazed as we explore how ants actually teach each other by leading and following ... it involves one individual actively helping another to learn something new.

Sneaking aboard a minivan or clinging to the bumper of a delivery truck, small creatures like ants hitch rides on cars every ...

A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 (£5,800) for trying to smuggle thousands of live queen ants out of the country. The four suspects – two Belgians, a ...

Most of the time, these insects reply on chemical scents, called pheromones, to exchange information with each other ... Generally, ants don’t see very well compared to humans. Instead, the pheromone ...

Fire ant biosecurity zones help prevent the human-assisted spread ... in Australia will surpass the combined damage done each year by all other pests, including feral cats, wild dogs, foxes ...