A newly discovered spider in Queensland builds a four-hour silk catapult that uses aggressive ants to trigger their own ...

A dead ant can be detected and removed from the nest within an hour, long before any rotting smell develops. The chemical ...

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There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...

The whole point of reproduction is that you produce more of your own species, right? Well, not exactly, and not if you are an ...

If an ant is injured, its conspecifics take care of the injured animal. If the injury is to the thigh, the limb is amputated.

Knowing the rules behind ant-made structures could help scientists understand how other complex systems emerge in nature ...

The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home for unique plant and animal species, according to ...

A funny comparison showing how normal animals react when food drops versus ants, who instantly turn it into a coordinated mission. #Comedy #Animals #Relatable ...

Invasive ant's victims aren’t just insects but also bigger animals like turtles, lizards, bats, crabs, seabirds, cats, and ...

Crawling along the underbrush of the tropical savannas of Brazil, there’s a powerful and mysterious insect known as the velvet ant. Actually a kind of wasp, wingless females of this species ...