Meet Stigmatomma pallipes, a North American Dracula ant that emerges into adulthood ready to hunt, gather food, and care for ...

A cytogenetic study of the Brazilian fire ant Solenopsis saevissima reveals naturally occurring polyploid cells with ...

In reality, nearly all the world is an ant farm. There are over 12,000 species of ants worldwide and somewhere in the vicinity of 20 quadrillion individuals. Ants live worldwide and especially thrive ...

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In the insect world, bigger bodies usually come with bigger body parts. But some ants break this rule in an unexpected way. A massive soldier ant, equipped with an oversized head and powerful jaws, ...

A new study led by researchers in the Eco-Evo-Devo lab at the University of Ottawa finds that ants can decouple antenna size from both head and body size as they develop into different social castes, ...

The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home for unique plant and animal species, according to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Argentine ant is one of the most invasive species of ...

Crawling along the underbrush of the tropical savannas of Brazil, there’s a powerful and mysterious insect known as the velvet ant. Actually a kind of wasp, wingless females of this species ...

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With over 20 quadrillion ants worldwide, ants dominate the Earth's biomass. Learn why these social insects thrive in nearly every environment. It can be startling to look at a world population counter ...