As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ...

As dozens of ants crawled up Jayme Necaise's arms, the entomologist braced for a bite. But the threat of a handful of escapees wasn't enough to distract his focus from the task at hand: transferring ...

Researchers have observed sick adult ants leaving their colony to avoid sickening others. Now, they've discovered that ...

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Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

When it comes to feeding the colony, ants work together to drag large food stuffs back home. On the other hand, when barricades get in the way of their path back home, how capable are ants of ...