Raising yellow ants to protect pomelo trees from insects and pests, Trinh Dinh Mao, 37, in Thanh Hoa can save tens of ...

For over a century, scientists have studied myrmecochory, a phenomenon where ants transport seeds to their nests. In this ...

Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth's magnetic field for spatial orientation, but rely on a different ...

Maybe you’ve spotted a single ant wandering around on the kitchen floor, or perhaps there’s a trail of them marching across the counter. Regardless, it’s time to act fast. “Once a worker finds food, ...

Desert ants rely on the Earth's magnetic polarity to navigate, unlike other insects. Experiments reversing polarity confused ...

Chimpanzees are the animals with the most complex memory, apart from humans. They remember where and when ripe fruits are ...

Regardless, it’s time to act fast. “Once a worker finds food, it takes it back to the nest to recruit the other ants,” says Eric Benson, PhD. “It will lay down a pheromone trail that the ...

The fight is on to stop the red imported fire ant – one of Australia’s smallest but most aggressive invasive species.

The small industrious wood ant can do more than just build high nests in spruce forests. A newly published article in the journal Microbial Ecology reveals that ants combat a range of plant ...