Efforts to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) have been boosted in the last few years by accumulation of comprehensive molecular data sets exploring multiple loci ...

A 3D model of a soldier ant, showing its morphology in very high detail. Portions of its exoskeleton have been digitally removed, revealing high-resolution renderings of its muscles, nervous system, ...

Move over, Pixar. The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot. Writing today in ...

Bees, wasps, and ants belong to the order Hymenoptera. Bees feed on flowers; wasps hunt other insects; ants "feed on a whole variety of things," from flowers to dead animals, says University of ...

Across colonies, genetically different ants of the same size, reared in the same environment, can differ in caste morphology. These results demonstrate that genes not only influence size—they change ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 113 million-year-old fossil of a hell ant preserves tiny details of the insect's wings. - Anderson Lepeco An almost overlooked ...