The first time Marcela Cosarinsky saw a nest of Atta vollenweideri leaf-cutter ants, it was the late 1990s and she was in an ...

In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting ...

Even ants deserve their spa day. Pogonomyrmex barbatus harvester ants pay regular visits to the nests of much smaller ants, ...

At first glance, the world of ants may seem far removed from our everyday lives. Yet, on closer inspection, they often face ...

Caffeine doesn’t just perk up humans—it can sharpen ants’ minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned ...

Some large marine fish are known to seek out distinct “cleaning stations” where smaller fish and shrimp eat dead skin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giant African harvester ants - seen here in Kenya - are popular with hobby collectors around the world [Dino Martins] The ants are ...

Over the past few decades, the Asian needle ants have spread to more than 20 states since their first appearance in Georgia ...

After witnessing the interactions in an Arizona desert, a Smithsonian researcher suggests that the little ants picked off ...

Giant African harvester ants - seen here in Kenya - are popular with hobby collectors around the world The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving ...

The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that ...

If you watch an ant colony over a length of time, the activities appear to move from random to organized. They are doing things with purpose. There are those caring for the babies, those grooming and ...