This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

Discover the fascinating step-by-step process of creating a unique, spider-shaped DIY ant farm from scratch. Watch as acrylic and wood are skillfully cut and assembled into a detailed habitat, ...

Ants living in the soil of your plants are a problem that most people have experienced; however, these creatures do more than ...

As for Renée, she’s just as excited that Bridget’s relatable diary entries are being memorialized. “I think she’s much cuter than me,” the 56-year-old teased of the statue to BBC News, before ...

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 ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

Fire ant baits containing genetically modified soybean oil and corn grit have been unwittingly applied to organic farms for years. Di Fyson is no fan of fire ants. Hours after disturbing a nest at the ...

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...

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The discovery of an unusual reproductive system for one ant species solves a long-standing puzzle about a missing population of another ant species. Each of these species clones males: the father’s ...