Ants use their own acid to disinfect themselves and their stomachs. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Bayreuth has found that formic acid kills harmful ...

A curious old folk practice claimed that contact with ants could transfer their energy and vitality to humans. This belief ...

Scientists believe an invasive ant species that spews acid from its abdomen has finally met its match after discovering that a naturally occurring fungus kills off a significant number of the ant ...

Scientists have created a device that turns carbon dioxide into formic acid—a venom produced naturally by ants that can be used as a biofuel. The prototype electrolyzer, which runs on renewable ...

It’s the first known example of an insect with the ability to detoxify another insect’s venom. Crazy ants (on the right) coat themselves with formic acid to ...

There is a species of ant that could be considered one of the most grotesque out there because of its unusual choice of home decor—the decapitated heads of their victims. Scientific studies have ...

You probably haven’t leaned down to get a good sniff of an ant — that’d be weird. But those who can smell ants don’t need to get so close. Discover why only some people can smell ants, learn what they ...