The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? The famous question, though implausible, reflects a ...

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said ...

A new study shows how ants grow huge colonies by choosing numbers over strength and relying on teamwork instead of tough ...

The findings, which highlight a fundamental biological tradeoff, suggest that social complexity can arise when individuals ...

Ants have always been a highly studied insect due to their many complex qualities. One of the reasons they have attracted so ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? As silly as it sounds, the question captures a real ...

The rapid diversification of ants has “led to their role as ecological engineers” that can work in habitats across the world, ...