The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all animals. He said clashes between ant colonies could make great military clashes seem almost small by comparison. Sometimes, ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination.The ...

A mighty struggle for ultimate power, with calls of "death to the queen" answered by armies of workers, is routine in some ant colonies. Queen ants are therefore sometimes forced to take care of ...

Ants are known for living in a matriarchal society, as worker ants are devoted to their queen mother. However, a new study has revealed surprising insights about this society and how, despite the ...

An intruding Lasius orientalis queen (left) gains access to the host queen of L. flavus for first contact. - Yuji Tanaka/Current Biology/Takasuka et al. Scientists say they have for the first time ...