On a tree branch in South and Southeast Asia, a quiet feat of engineering unfolds every day. Dozens of weaver ants line up along the edges of green leaves. Some grip the leaf margins with their jaws, ...

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The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, ...

Finding a carpenter ant nest in your home is alarming, and for good reason. Unlike other types of ants, these ants excavate wood to build their nests. Over time, their destructive behavior can weaken ...

Could ants' nests hold the secret to reducing traffic congestion on the 405 Freeway? In a new study, UCLA biologists have discovered insights about how ants build their nests that could be useful for ...

When ants have been exposed to a pathogen, they change the way they build their nests in order to reduce the risk of an epidemic. Nathalie Stroeymeyt at the University of Bristol in the UK and her ...

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several species of ...

The young scientists learn about the life cycle of an ant. The life cycle of ants is described; the queen lays the eggs which ...

Ants can either forage for food as individuals or recruit other members of their colonies to help search for or carry food back to their nests. UCLA biologists found that the strategies ants use to ...