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 that ...

Winged ants aren’t random pests. Discover why over 1,000 US species take flight, form super colonies, and how to stop them for good.

Ants marching across garden soil can feel like a tiny summer parade, except nobody sent invitations. Seeing them crawling ...

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a... fire ant? OK, fine, fire ant queens are probably way too small to see when they’re 400 feet above the ground, but flying is a vital part of ...

Ants and human beings have much in common, including that both species have globally conquered the planet. We are both highly socialized creatures, agriculturists and ruthless in warfare. Both depend ...

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny ...

Some ants herd aphids. Some farm fungi. And now, scientists have realized that when an ant injures its leg, it sometimes will turn to a buddy to... Like humans, these ants can perform leg amputations ...

Study shows caterpillars match ant rhythms with precise vibrations, strengthening their chances of being protected inside ...

Queen ants live far longer than genetically identical workers. Researchers are learning what their longevity secrets could mean for aging in other species. Animals that produce many offspring tend to ...

When an ant injures its leg, it sometimes will turn to a buddy who will help out by gnawing the leg off, effectively performing a life-saving limb amputation. That’s according to some new experiments ...