Invasive species can cause all kinds of problems, from outcompeting native animals to wiping out crops and causing massive ...

As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ...

Ant trails are easy to spot and can alert you to a new infestation of ants in your home. Scout ants leave the colony to search for food, and when they find it, they lay down a pheromone trail for the ...

The Insect Biogeography and Biodiversity research group led by Dr Benoit Guénard at the School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has recently described and named a new species ...

When goods are shipped into the country, sometimes they are not the only cargo. Sometimes they can bring in unwanted stowaways: invasive species. Invasive species are non-native organisms that make ...

The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...

Even the bugs are nonbinary now. A newly discovered ant is now the first animal species to be given a scientific name ending in “they” to honor gender diversity. Researchers named the miniature ...

A species of Amazonian ant has adopted a unique method of providing Lebensraum for its expanding colonies: It kills off all other species of vegetation in an area of forest to give its host trees the ...

Ants are awesome little creatures and we already know that they have advanced survival tactics in battle, but the "exploding ants" that are found in Southeast Asia take the "colony first" mentality to ...

Summer in South Carolina is a time for swimming, fishing, barbecuing and beach trips. It’s also a time for ants. Oh, so many ants. Whether they build colonies in your yard or sneak into your home, ...