Hoarding, in the animal kingdom, is a strategy that has been perfected over millions of years. It is not just a survival ...

Leafcutter ants live in highly organized colonies where every ant has a job, and now researchers can flip those jobs like a switch. By manipulating just two neuropeptides, scientists can turn ...

Do ants poop? Discover how these social insects have developed ingenious methods to manage their waste.

Have you ever imagined a bustling city beneath your feet, pulsing with life and humming with purpose—yet entirely hidden from ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit behaviors that go beyond so-called ...

This silent 1930s footage captures the fascinating and industrious behavior of ants, highlighting their natural instincts and social organization. Scenes include ants carrying dirt, leaves, and ...

When Did Ants Start Farming Their Food? Leafcutter ants can carry 20 times their body weight.

Leafcutter ants fall into this latter category. And, with a single exception (a group of leafcutters that aren't especially related to any of the rest), all of these groups cluster tightly together.

The Butterfly Pavilion welcomed a new species of critter this month, and it’s already making itself at home. The new leafcutter ant exhibit showcases the lives of these invertebrates, who are ...

There are many species of leafcutter ants in the world, but the one most commonly known here in Texas is the Texas leaf cutting ant (TLC ants), Atta texana.