The caterpillars of these butterflies develop special glands that secrete a nectar-like substance to attract ants. The ants ...

The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

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 ...

About 99 million years ago, this horned "hell ant" was in the midst of devouring a prehistoric cockroach when it got stuck in ...

They are ecologically and economically important. They make a living in various ways in almost every corner of the earth. All of this makes ants fascinating to study. We do research in several areas ...

in Nigeria, a well-defined response of worker ants to the dead bodies of workers of their own species has been observed. When some of the workers returning to their nest after feeding at a bait ...