Low-dose ant baits changed where Argentine ants gathered before causing substantial worker deaths. Thiamethoxam increased the number outside the nest, while boric acid reduced outside activity and ...

Ant colonies survive because individuals are willing to die. New research shows that some of the most vulnerable members, immobile pupae sealed in their cocoons, can sense when they are fatally ...

Invasive Argentine ants protect citrus and vineyard pests from natural predators in California, making farmers' jobs much ...

A computational study of Aphaenogaster senilis ants shows that idle workers act as a dynamic reserve workforce that ...

An ant nest can appear to be a jumble of tiny bodies moving independently. But every so often, something remarkable happens: much of the colony springs into action almost at once. These sudden ...

Scientists have long known that ant colonies sometimes seem to move as one. A nest that appears quiet can suddenly erupt into activity, with workers throughout the colony springing into motion almost ...

Ant colonies behave as 'superorganisms' rather than collections of individuals, a study from the University of Bristol has demonstrated. The study seeks to explain the behaviour of ant colonies as ...

The ant species Leptothorax acervorum is found throughout the Northern hemisphere. While many populations have multiple queens, a few have only one queen that reproduces. And in those societies, ...

In colonies of certain social insects, such as ants, individuals are specialized for particular jobs. For instance, different ants can be responsible for foraging, brood care, nest maintenance, waste ...