Her primary role is to lay eggs ... One of the most fascinating aspects of ant colonies is their ability to self-organize. Unlike humans, ants don’t have leaders issuing orders.

Ant colonies are master organizers, dividing work with incredible precision. Learn how mathematical principles guide their ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to ... fill unique ecological roles, resulting in the ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Ants are known to kill intruders when they are detected to protect the colony. To avoid attacks, ant crickets use various ...

Further analysis showed ants were more hostile towards ants that smelled of past bad encounters with other nests. When they ...

Besides initiating their nests much like the temporary social parasites, the slave-makers also raid other ant colonies to steal the brood (Figure 3). The pilfered larvae and pupae that are not ...

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered sophisticated behavioral strategies that enable parasitic crickets ...