Ants may also come inside in search of water, particularly when the weather is hot. Some species prefer to build their nests ...

Characteristics of social immune memory were observed in colonies of Atta sexdens exposed to four different pathogenic fungi.

Leafcutter ants appear to remember past infections and respond more aggressively to familiar threats, according to a new ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon ...

Velvet ants have enormous stingers ― half their body length ― and the research paper focused on the full defense system of ...

NARA--The use of smell could be a key weapon in repelling and controlling invasive ant species from South America, scientists learned. The researchers from Nara Women’s University and other ...

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

Ant Group has reportedly used Chinese chips to develop techniques for training AI models that would cut costs by 20%.

The Scarlet Velvet Ant, which is actually a type of wasp, has a sting so painful that it feels like hot oil spilling over ...

Of the four pathogens tested, two were harmful to the ants and two to the cultivated fungi. The study is part of a project supported by FAPESP and coordinated by André Rodrigues, professor at IB-UNESP ...

From an airplane, cars crawling down the highway look like ants. But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic. Researchers are now studying these insects’ ...