While ant queen violence is well-known, scientists recently documented the first evidence of parasite-induced matricide ...

Invasive ants disrupt bee feeding, trigger fights, reduce nectar return to hives, and may shape long term bee behavior and ...

The unusual life cycle of ants reflects their social behavior, with some individuals foregoing reproduction to tend to the ...

Some people change careers, and it seems that the Harpegnathos saltator ant can do the same; worker ants can switch to queen-like figures that are known as gamergates. Worker ants are not able to ...

Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing ...

Walk through an oak stand in late summer or fall, and you’ll spot leaves dotted with neat little spheres, also known as galls ...

During the original queen’s downfall, the parasitic ant will even retreat and hide as the workers kill their leader. In some ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on ...

Playing dead is a common defense mechanism in the animal kingdom, but scientists in Australia have discovered an example on a whole new scale. Entire colonies of ants were found to be feigning death, ...

If the trend continues, more states will face the burden. Experts raise red flags after deadly, venomous ant found to be ...

Most of us associate ants with productivity. You probably imagine them digging tunnels, laying down pheromone trails, hauling ...