From their organized colonies to their super strength, ants really are amazing little creatures and iOS game fans can learn that first hand via Twyngo's newest puzzle game Amazing Ants. We already ...

It's safe to say that ants aren't one of the most beloved creatures in the animal kingdom, but have we ever stopped to think about the ants' plight from their perspective? Amazing Ants does just that, ...

Honey pot ants have a unique means of surviving in the deserts where they live—they store excess food in the bodies of some of their workers. Honey pot workers gather food just like any other ant, ...

Add ants to the list of animals that can fly. Worker ants, the wingless kind. Scientists call it gliding, or directed aerial descent. But just as one might say that flying squirrels fly, so do a type ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered that the neck joint of a common American field ant can withstand astounding pressures. Similar joints might enable future robots to mimic the ant’s weight-lifting ability ...

It was in Uganda that I encountered one of Africa’s most dangerous predators. I was counting chimpanzees in the Ugandan jungle, when I felt a sharp pain on my forearm. I pushed up my shirtsleeve.

Leafcutter ants march in two rows along the rainforest floor, carrying pieces of leaves back to their nest. It’s a striking operation above ground, but the story doesn’t stop there. Underground, the ...

These photos of red ants, also knows as fire ants, make the little insects look like they are performing a circus act. They balance giant seed pods from a Mimosa tree above their heads and hold onto ...

In a stunning example of population-level evolution, a newly discovered parasite makes its ant hosts turn red and swollen, like berries. Berry-loving birds then eat the ants, and spread the parasite ...