The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it's similar to the Cordyceps fungi that ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

Ant behavior has inspired various scientific fields because of their ability to solve complex problems. As they move, ants ...

The ectoparasitic fungus Rickia lenoirii was found on multiple ant species, indicating a diverse and complex relationship between ants and fungi in this region. This research underscores the ...

Despite their name, velvet ants aren’t ants at all. They comprise a diverse group of more than 7,000 solitary wasp species. They live in a variety of habitats, including forests, woodlands ...

The study of ant taxonomy in the Arabian Peninsula has seen significant advancements in recent years, particularly with the discovery and description of new species. Research efforts have focused ...

A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

For humans, this was constructed using metal grids and tarps at different sizes. For ants, scaled-down versions were 3D printed. Both species had to pull rather than push the load, with humans ...

When scientists constructed a puzzle-solving task and pitted teams of people against teams of ants, the insects sometimes ...

It was found to display the creepy properties seen in zombie-ant fungi, insect-pathogenic fungi that infect and manipulate ...