Discover a fascinating natural behavior known as anting, as birds deliberately cover themselves with ants in the forest.

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all ...

With their strong mandibles, Polyergus ants are formidable foes. But without enslaved ants, they would not survive.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sceptobius beetles are seen grooming an ant as part of their evolved symbiotic relationship. D. Miller, Parker Lab/Caltech Life ...

Ants usually get into yogurt by accident. But a research team recently added the insects on purpose while reviving a traditional recipe. The researchers’ new study reveals how red wood ants' holobiont ...

Termites can inflict nasty injuries on ants. Matabele ants, and some other species, rescue their injured comrades when on hunting raids. Nestmates lick the wounds of their injured comrades to prevent ...

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) has created one of the most remarkable biological phenomena ever recorded: a super-colony stretching around 6,000 kilometres along the Mediterranean and Atlantic ...

Ants are supremely social animals. They have an extraordinary ability to organize themselves and an inherent drive to prioritize the needs of their colony over their own. Some ants have taken this to ...