Making it one of the largest ant colonies ever discovered in terms of the number of ants. The ants had created a network of interconnected nests that covered an area of over 370 acres. Yellow crazy ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Their aggressive nature makes them a formidable opponent to other insects, and they often outcompete native ant species for resources. (Uncover the largest ant mound ever recorded here.) The Dual ...

Insects like ants heal their fellow species, and they even perform surgeries. Biologist Erik Frank is researching their ...

Researchers studied ants' movement to understand traffic efficiency. They found ants travel in organized platoons without ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have developed to ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

IAS are one of the biggest causes of biodiversity loss and species extinctions ... including insects and crustaceans. It displaces native ant species, some of which may be important seed-dispersers or ...

Landowners in the Sunshine Coast hinterland have been left reeling after the deadly fire ant pest was found at a local ...

How crickets co-exist with hostile ant hosts Date: January 15, 2025 Source: Nagoya University Summary: Researchers have identified the behavioral strategies that parasitic cricket species employ ...

Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, specifically comparing how ants and humans tackle complex spatial challenges.