As previously mentioned, army ants come from hundreds of different ant species. While they all belong to the true ant family ...

Invasive ant species are becoming a problem, however, with research showing that over 500 species of ants were found in countries where they aren’t native, having hopped a ride with humans ...

Fire ants might come in different flavors, but they're all basically nasty and unwanted in North Carolina. Even so, the invasive ant native to South America is here to stay − and is adapting. Here's a ...

The caterpillars of these butterflies develop special glands that secrete a nectar-like substance to attract ants. The ants swarm all over the caterpillars, drinking the secretion. The ants "milk" ...

All insects descend from a common ancestor that lived about about 480 million years ago. For context, that’s about 100 million years before any of our vertebrate ancestors – animals with a backbone – ...