Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

LOS ANGELES —- The mystery behind the remarkable ability offire ants to turn themselves into a living, crawling life raft hasbeen unlocked by scientists: The insects use air pockets that form… ...

Researchers and Extension entomology specialists across the South work together to develop control strategies for pests such ...

The research shows that, like humans, ants work together to enhance their response to emergency situations with different members of the group carrying out different tasks. By working together, social ...

Ants 'Hate Each Other' But Work Together. News. By Abigail W. Leonard published 22 February 2007 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For more than a century, ant colonies have been the subject of endless research and fascination. The extent to which ants work together as a unit has led some scientists to consider them to be one ...

Army ants scare up a lot of food when they’re on the move, which makes following them valuable for predator birds. But instead of competing and chasing each other off from the ant “raids,” as ...

One ant is not very smart, but together they can achieve some remarkable things. Inspired by this emergent cooperative behavior, Harvard researchers have built robots that can work together to ...