A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in ...

Leafcutter ants of the American tropics exemplify animals that exhibit super-organism status, advanced social organization and symbiosis. As you walk through the jungle you become aware of these ...

Texas A&M AgriLife has science-backed ways to control fire ants and eliminate entire colonies — and not just the ones you see.

Key Points Ant hills can be eliminated from the yard using natural and chemical solutions.Natural solutions include physical disturbance, contact killers, and bait.Chemical solutions include ...

Ant colony nests are known for their impenetrability. These highly organized insect societies will soon detect an intruder’s ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

If you live in a warm climate, you’ve likely had at least one unfortunate interaction with fire ants. These tiny red ants are ...

A newly described ant species found in Japan reproduces without males and maintains colonies composed entirely of queens, a ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...