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 ...

Ants are among the most familiar creatures on Earth, yet scientists continue to uncover abilities that seem almost ...

In this video, I raised a queen trap-jaw ant into an entire ant colony and simulated real-world events to observe the ants' reactions. The unexpected ending sets the stage for another video. #ants #an ...

Some ants rescue trapped nestmates, and differences in nervous-system gene activity may help explain why individuals respond ...

The zombie ant fungus is the stuff of parasitic lore. Its mission typically goes something like this: an ant just out doing ant things happens to get dusted with the fungus’s spores, which punch ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all ...

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 ...

A team of researchers led by James Waters of Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. conducted a series of experiments designed to measure the components of ant metabolism, such as oxygen and carbon ...

Ant colonies with a higher degree of genetic diversity thrive better than those that consist of individuals with more similar genetic backgrounds. This is the conclusion of an experimental study in ...

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, ...

This article is reposted from the old Wordpress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. An ant nest is sheltered, well defended and stocked with food, but one that takes time to build and protect.