If you have ever watched ants move, you might have noticed that they almost always walk in a neat line, one behind the other. While it may look like discipline or training, scientists say this pattern ...

When fire ants move indoors, different measures are needed. Seal cracks, gaps, and entry points around doors and windows to block access. Wiping surfaces clean and storing food in airtight containers ...

Among the tens of thousands of ant species, incredible ‘intelligent’ behaviors like crop culture, animal husbandry, surgery, ‘piracy’, social distancing, and complex architecture have evolved. Yet at ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, I took my now fully vaccinated puppy (spoiler alert: this summer I adopted an 8-week-old puppy, but that’s a long-winded story for another day) on her first hike. We packed into the ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...