Further analysis showed ants were more hostile towards ants that smelled of past bad encounters with other nests. When they re-crossed paths with a more passive colony’s ants, however, the insects ...

Ants are social insects and live in large communities. There are sometimes disputes - especially between rival colonies. A study has now shown for the first time that ants learn from bad experiences ...

Ants are diverse and widespread. They are ecologically and economically important. They make a living in various ways in almost every corner of the earth. All of this makes ants fascinating to study.

Ants in houseplants can be a problem for the plant. Let's find out the right and natural methods to preserve them.

Plant diseases cost the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars every year, with between 20 to 40 percent of global ...

In an experimental assessment of ant effects on larval performance, we found no differences in age at pupation, pupal mass, length of pupation, total time as an immature or ratio of time as a larva to ...

Prof. Ofer Feinerman's team at Weizmann Institute studied human and ant cooperation in transporting large objects. Ant groups outperformed humans due to their cohesive social structure ...

Velvet ant venom acts on specific pain pathways in mammals and insects, revealing a unique biological defence mechanism ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

I write about the world of biology. The Argentine ant is one of the most invasive species of ants, with its sprawling supercolonies ... [+] locked in an endless battle for territorial supremacy.