American ant colonies are more than just groups of insects—they function as superorganisms, operating with a level of ...

Ants are known to kill intruders when they are detected to protect the colony. To avoid attacks, ant crickets use various behaviors that scientists are still figuring out. In this new study, the team ...

The secrets behind ant colonies’ organization lie in their social structure, communication, and collective intelligence. At the heart of every ant colony is a highly structured and specialized ...

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 ...

By building specialized nests near the ants' colonies (thickly woven, cocoon-like structures that keep the ants at bay), the jumping spiders gain protection from the spitting ones, which are less ...

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 ...

Ants have extraordinary collective intelligence, their colonies weaving robust community networks and dividing labor. The social insects even wage war with one another and build complex agricultural ...

Farmers and landowners are contending with a new pest — the invasive hybrid fire ant that’s marching into fields and pastures ...