There’s safety, even power, in numbers. One creature’s confrontation with the world seems insurmountable, almost impossible, ...

Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could hold some of the ...

How to Identify Ants. Understanding what type of ants you have in your home could tell you more about why they're invading it ...

Here's a look at the three species of fire ants found in the Tar Heel State. More: Aggressive behavior, crossbreeding are ...

Quadrillions of ants Counting the exact number of insect species is probably impossible. Every year, some species go extinct, while some evolve anew. Even if we could magically freeze time and survey ...

The name of this species is attributed to the mistaken belief that these ants were one of the plagues ... they now live all over the world. They thrive in hot, humid climates, so unless they ...

All insects are arthropods ... and the numbers are even more staggering. The 22,000 species of ants comprise about 20,000,000,000,000,000 individuals – that’s 20 quadrillion ants.