The Butterfly Pavilion welcomed a new species of critter this month, and it’s already making itself at home. The new leafcutter ant exhibit showcases the lives of these invertebrates, who are known ...

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

DUBLIN Zoo has unveiled a range of new animals that are sure to delight visitors this summer. From the eastern bongo and ...

Deep beneath the forests of the Americas, leafcutter ants have built one of the most advanced societies on Earth. Colonies of up to 8 million workers travel along 10-lane highways, not to eat the ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit behaviors that go beyond so-called social ...

We have all been in that situation: The moving boxes are large and heavy, but we are determined to carry them all in one trip, even if that means we can't see where we're going. In the tropics, some ...

Celebrate Thanksgiving with some of the animal kingdom’s greatest cooks, including marshmallow-roasting apes and salt-sprinkling monkeys Jack Tamisiea In the tropical forests of Central and South ...

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in these ecosystems, where various fungi and bacteria thrive alongside the ants, ...

Leafcutter ants of the American tropics exemplify animals that exhibit super-organism status, advanced social organization and symbiosis. As you walk through the jungle you become aware of these ...

Leafcutter ants of the American tropics exemplify animals that exhibit superorganism status, advanced social organization and symbiosis. As you walk through the jungle you become aware of these ...