Army ants (Eciton burchellii) are known for their vast foraging raids. Hundreds of thousands of ants flow like a river from their nest site, scouring the jungle as they prey on anything unable to ...

Add ants to the list of animals that can fly. Worker ants, the wingless kind. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Scientists call it ...

When biologist Edward O. Wilson heads into a forest to study ants, he sometimes carries a portable cafeteria. The plaster-of-Paris device features two rooms, one that lets in more light than the other ...

“Ants are amazing because they’re way more diverse than most people realize,” said UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Jill Oberski. “Some are huge, some are tiny, some are blue or green and a lot ...

Ants may be small, but their world is anything but simple. In this episode, we uncover the incredible complexity of ant societies – from their advanced communication and teamwork to their ability to ...

Ants just naturally prompt comparisons with space aliens, and renowned naturalist and emeritus Harvard University professor Edward O. Wilson isn’t two pages into his latest book, “Tales From the Ant ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—High hopes may help move a rubber tree plant (as the old song goes), but the real secret to the ant's legendary strength may lie in its tiny neck joint. In the Journal of Biomechanics, ...

For most of us, ants may all look essentially the same—tiny, nondescript creatures that scurry around carrying things twice their size. But there are nearly 10,000 known species, each the unique ...