While ant queen violence is well-known, scientists recently documented the first evidence of parasite-induced matricide ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

During the original queen’s downfall, the parasitic ant will even retreat and hide as the workers kill their leader. In some ...

The unusual life cycles of ants are deeply rooted in their social nature. Ants and other social insects like termites, some ...

In the ruthless world of parasitic ants, taking over a host colony is a matter of life and death. The conventional ...

Zombies are among us. And these tiny undead creatures are everywhere. In this excerpt from "Rise of the Zombie Bugs" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), author Mindy Weisberger examines the very ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Ant Colony: Wild Forest You play as the queen of ants, managing an anthill. Ants cannot be controlled directly, but you can create the necessary types of ...

Ants are many things. They're hard workers and intensely social. They're quite strong for their size. And now they may also be a source of architectural inspiration too — for designing spaces that ...

Asian needle ants, an invasive species, have spread across 20 U.S. states, sparking concern due to their painful sting. Students studying under Providence College scientist Jane Waters discovered the ...