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.

The unusual life cycle of ants reflects their social behavior, with some individuals foregoing reproduction to tend to the ...

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

Researchers observed nests created by ants of the Lasius genus and found out how their members attack their own mothers due ...

Japan is set to deploy beagles to sniff out venomous fire ants at ports around the country. Beagles were chosen because their acute sense of smell can detect the distinctive scent emitted by a colony ...

Almost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, and some island nations. Not only are they widespread, but there are also ...

Cutting ties with a king might have seemed like "Common Sense" in the 1770s, but the desire was not unanimous among the colonists—until the Declaration convinced them otherwise. John Trumbull's ...