Common entry points include small cracks in stucco, gaps around pipes, leaks near outdoor faucets and openings near the base ...

What is myrmecophily? It represents an important interaction in nature. The word can be split into two parts: myrmex and philia. These are the Greek words for ant (myrmex) and love (philia), ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

The invaders have overrun homes and jumped continents, employing tight family networks and singular group loyalty to achieve domination. Among a world of intricately diverse insect species, uniform ...

Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting individuals, either neurons or ants, using simple chemical interactions that in the aggregate generate their ...

As you can probably tell, at least one person on this blog's masthead likes ants. So we've always been bummed that we haven't had the opportunity to tell you about zombie ants, but today we are glad ...