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.

Schiesl’s granddaughter tells us she found an ant in her grandmother’s hair just a few days ago while bathing her.

What Is a Flying Ant? Flying ants, also known as alates, are swarming adult hive members of various ant species. Ants have complex societies that require each subgroup of ants to perform different ...

The researchers collected live red wood ants from colonies in Bulgaria, as identified by local community members. The team added four live ants to a jar of warmed raw milk. The milk was hot enough ...

Enthusiastically social insects, ants typically live in structured nest communities that may be located underground, in ground-level mounds, or in trees. Carpenter ants, which include more than a ...

Yes, they're ants! NARRATOR:'There are lots of different types of ant, NARRATOR:'and they live all over the world. These ones are from Trinidad, NARRATOR:'and they're called leafcutter ants.

Their mother, the queen, roams around the nest while laying 1,500 eggs a day! Now, all those baby ants need to live in a narrow temperature range to grow, so that nest sports temperature ...

Animals that live in ant colonies, known as "ant guests," exploit their hosts' resources. However, this behavior carries a significant risk because ants ruthlessly exterminate intruders upon ...