When army ants come to town, you move out, stay perfectly still, or die. They arrive in a part of the forest by the thousands ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

Researchers have found that ants carry out procedures on nestmates to save them from infections and potential death.

As a child, do you remember sitting on the step as you watched the ants carry a bit of food across the sidewalk to their secret hideaway? You might have admired these little insects for their ...

Each line terminated at a tree, shrub or bush. 'The variation in size of the pieces they cut was fascinating - sometimes small ants seemed to carry huge bits, bigger ones just small pieces.' Of his ...

There was a fire. All the ants began to run as fast as their little legs could carry them, so they could get out of the way of the fire and smoke. They heard a voice from above saying ...

Ants also indulge in thieving — they steal the pupae of the colony they invade and carry them to their colonies. The ants that emerge from the stolen pupae become slave ants in the new colony ...

As a child, do you remember sitting on the step as you watched the ants carry a bit of food across the sidewalk to their secret hideaway? You might have admired these little insects for their ...