Ant societies rely on precise recognition systems to maintain cooperation, but new research reveals that these systems are ...

Summary: New research reveals that the ability of ants to distinguish nestmates from outsiders is a highly flexible, learned behavior rather than a rigid genetic program. Using clonal raider ants, ...

Ants have a remarkable defense against disease. Infected pupae change their scent, alerting worker ants. These ants then ...

A group of scientists created a city of a million ants to study how they worked and found how each of them was able to work together ...

The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, ...

Witness the fascinating process of ant colony construction in this time-lapse video, "eLapse." Over 54 hours, watch as ants transform a simple sand-filled container into an intricate nest, digging ...

Ants are known as social insects that form large herds while sharing roles between queen ants, worker ants, and soldier ants. The behavior of ants forming nests and forming a route to the feeding ...

Ants are silently destroying your lawn—here’s how to stop them.

In the forests of California’s Sierra Nevada, nature takes a dark, cunning turn. There’s a species of red ant, Polyergus mexicanus, that doesn’t just fight its neighbours. It kidnaps not a few, but ...

The ant recognition system is flexible, allowing ants to learn and tolerate outsiders while still recognizing their own kind.

During a trip to the zoo with his mother, a biology student came across a strange-looking ant, roaming around between the ...