There’s safety, even power, in numbers. One creature’s confrontation with the world seems insurmountable, almost impossible, ...

Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could hold some of the ...

Pheromone-binding proteins have been implicated in pathways that promote species recognition 11. The pheromone bound by GP-9 in fire ants remains to be identified, but intriguing possibilities emerge.

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

Despite their tiny size, ants are able to accomplish absolutely incredible feats. They can build amazingly intricate nests, ...

As temperatures rise and springtime blooms, many homeowners find themselves facing an age-old nuisance, ant invasions. Here ...

“They are social insects and use a huge range of pheromones to communicate with one another,” Gooding said. After discovering ...

Ants, boasting around 22,000 species globally, are nature's unsung heroes, playing vital roles in the ecosystem. Particularly ...

The researchers from Nara Women’s University and other institutions said a whiff of a pheromone found naturally on the body surface of the Japanese carpenter ant, a native species, causes the ...