Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

Asian needle ants may be small, but this invasive ant species represents a serious ecological threat to North America. Here's ...

Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants. Mother Nature had ...

Researchers find oldest ant known to science—113-million-year-old ‘hell ant’ with scythe jaws ANIMALS These ants perform life-saving amputations on each other ...

All ants help to aerate the soil, recycling nutrients by breaking down organic matter and transporting it underground. Some ...

Animals: Ant Facts. 2 minute read. TIME. May 4, 1931 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... he replied with a lecture on the subject in which he had been doing medal-worthy work: ants and their queens.

Florida carpenter ants were observed cleaning wounds and carrying out leg amputations to save the lives of their nestmates, according to a new study.

Ants in Florida perform life-saving surgery on their peers, scientists have discovered. They are only the second animal in the world known to do this — along with humans. The researchers found ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black exterior is an evolutionary advantage. ANIMALS These animals evolved to be ...