A dead ant can be detected and removed from the nest within an hour, long before any rotting smell develops. The chemical ...

Knowing the rules behind ant-made structures could help scientists understand how other complex systems emerge in nature ...

The insects enjoy snack crumbs, but new research shows that this unnatural food source can divert them from one of their most ...

For more than a century, scientists have known that certain species of ants subsist by raiding other ant colonies and turning their offspring into slaves. But researchers have known relatively little ...

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 ...

Ants may be tiny critters with tiny brains, but these social insects are capable of collectively organizing themselves into a highly efficient community to ensure the colony survives. And it seems ...

In many animals, including ants, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) ensures normal brain function by controlling the movement of various substances in and out of the brain. Researchers reporting in the ...

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) has been found to play a significant role in controlling behavior critical to how ant colonies function, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

The pheromones from squished ants will bring their comrades running. Luckily, there are some easy and safe ways to repel ants ...

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...

Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species—known as the fire ant—is no exception. The social interactions of this invasive insect, which comes from South America, are framed within the ...

In many animals, including ants, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) ensures normal brain function by controlling the movement of various substances in and out of the brain. Now, researchers have made the ...