Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

I never had ant problems, until we moved to California. The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ...

When infected by a fungal disease, ant pupae actively emit a chemical cue that prompts workers to get rid of them for the ...

Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when they are gravely ill, young pupae are immobile and remain sealed in ...

Ants often find their way to hummingbird feeders, especially when nectar leaks or drips. Small adjustments can reduce pest activity without affecting birds.

Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

Ants produce diverse, targeted antimicrobial compounds that inhibit drug-resistant pathogens, offering insights for new ...

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, University of ...

Ants are on the march with a taste for everything from livestock to electronics. June 9, 2013 — -- There's a new player on the continent and it is spreading damage from Texas to Florida in a ...

Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.