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

The ant farm experiment takes an emotional turn as a thriving ant colony faces an unexpected challenge. Follow the latest ...

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 ...

Just like human societies, ant societies have a division of labor. Within a colony, some individuals feed the young while others are soldiers who protect the colony from intruders. New research across ...

In the world of social creatures, from humans to ants, the spread of behaviors through a group—known as social contagion—is a well-documented phenomenon. This process, driven by social imitation and ...

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens Biologist E.O.

An ant colony runs on a strict division of labor that shifts as each worker ages. Young ants typically stay inside the nest ...

California is home to hundreds of species, most of whom benefit ecosystems through aeration, insect removal and seed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ant hills spread quickly across lawns. A single colony can multiply into dozens within weeks, taking over large sections of your ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...