In this video, I raised a queen trap-jaw ant into an entire ant colony, observing the ants' reactions to simulate real-world events. The surprising ending sets the stage for another intriguing video.

A single queen in the tropics; large colonies in deserts; workers with uniform morphology in temperate regions; ant social structures vary according to environmental conditions. This is shown, for the ...

It's an effective trick if you can get away with it.

Learn the difference between termites and carpenter ants, including how they look, the damage they cause, and what Southern homeowners should know to protect their homes.

Set in Swat during the rise of militant violence in the region in the mid-2000s, a debut novel wrestles with themes of patriarchy ...

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It's not just humans that build villages – so do other animals. And they can be so enormous they're visible from space ...

From ants to birds, these 7 species don’t just hunt – they steal, kidnap, and turn others into unwilling servants.

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You've likely not heard of the term myrmecophily. Literally meaning ant love, it refers to ants' bonds with other organisms.

A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in the Angeles National Forest — and what it can tell us about interdependent ...

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...