Red ants might not be the garden pests we believe them to be. If you see them swarming around an unhealthy plant, you will ...

Another reason red ants frequent kitchens is the warmth and shelter these areas provide. Kitchens often have food storage areas, appliances, and cupboards that create ideal nesting spots for ants.

This is usually done by black ants (Lasius niger), though the common red ant (Myrmica ruginodis) may also be responsible. When ants are not directly underneath plants, they can help by loosening the ...

Ants are complex and fascinating creatures that ... it killed millions of the iconic migrating red crabs by spraying them with formic acid. The island's landscape changed as a result, with ...

Red imported fire ants could kill up to six people a year and cost more than $118m in eradication, medical and veterinary costs to households if allowed to continue spreading across Queensland ...

With a staggering population of at least 20 quadrillion, ants are by far the most common insects on the planet today. They can be found almost everywhere and come in different shapes and sizes.

This reaches the peak of sophistication in the leafcutter ants, which cut foliage and return it to feed their fungi, which in turn form specialized growths that are harvested for food. But other ...

Ingo Arndt (Germany) documents the efficient dismemberment of a blue ground beetle by red wood ants. “Full of ant” is how Ingo described himself after lying next to the ants’ nest for just a few ...

Dinosaurs certainly didn’t benefit from the Chicxulub asteroid impact, but that was a wholly different story for the ancestors of today’s ants. In fact, the climatic upheaval that rocked Earth ...

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference. Ants started farming 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs ...

Simply placing as few as four live ants into a container of milk provides enough microbes, enzymes and acids to kickstart the fermentation process that creates yogurt. Today, most yogurts are ...

A philosopher journeys into the world of comparative thanatology, which explores how animals of all kinds respond to death and dying. By Emily Anthes In the summer of 2018, off the coast of ...