Some ants have wings, which are longer in the front and shorter by their hind legs. The presence of wings indicates an ant’s fertility—ants with wings are either queens or the drones whose job ...

If you've spotted winged insects in your backyard and want to know exactly what you're dealing with, finding out the ...

New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

Each summer, there comes a moment when we suddenly notice that the ground is crawling with large winged ants. Then the air seems to be full of them and we find ourselves ducking and diving, trying not ...

And carpenter ants grow wings during the mating season, which other black ants don’t. It’s more common to confuse carpenter ants with termites. Both bore into wood, though termites actually ...

The emergence of winged ants during summer often provokes a strong public reaction We're all used to ants sprouting wings and taking to the air during summer, but is there really such a thing as a ...