If ants are so successful out in nature, why do they so often turn up in our homes and even upper-level apartments? And what ...

Leafcutter ants (such as this worker) bite half-moons from leaves in the forest, then drag the fingernail-size cuttings into their nests, where they're used as fertilizer for their fungi gardens.

With the arrival of spring, gardeners face the challenge of dealing with pests that can damage plants. A gardening expert has ...

Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the ...

Amazingly cooperative, impressively diligent and annoyingly invasive, ants are interesting and fascinating creatures. There are an estimated 22,000 different species of ants worldwide, and nearly ...

The black garden queen (Lasius niger) ant plays a crucial role in the survival and growth of her colony. As the sole reproducer, she is responsible for laying thousands of eggs throughout her life ...

Leafcutter ants recognize the pathogen even a month after first contact. In the photo, a lemon leafcutter cleans fungus cultivated by the species. Credit: Quimi Vidaurre Montoya/IB-UNESP ...