One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Scientists discover a “runaway bulldozer” in ant DNA that silences smell genes, keeping chemical communication - and colony ...

Watch My Ant Colony Grow! 🐜 Welcome to today's video, where I'm thrilled to show you the amazing ant farm I designed and built in just a few days! This unique formicarium is crafted from acrylic ...

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.

During disease, ants rebuild their nests with new layouts that block contagion - offering new insights into how design can ...

The illegal trade in giant African harvester ants endangers local biodiversity and could spread invasive species in destination countries.Four men were convicted in May for attempting to smuggle 5 440 ...

In the U.S., all commercial brands of yogurt taste really similar because they're made pretty much the same way, using only two industrial bacterial starters. But this wasn't always the case, says ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Mar., 1995), pp. 144-154 (11 pages) The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is considered an oil-loving feeder, however, carbohydrates are ...