Here’s a fun (and creepy) fact: The Earth is home to approximately 20 quadrillion ants. To put zeroes on it, that’s around 20,000,000,000,000,000 of the six-legged insects living all around us. How ...

"By warning the colony of their deadly infection, terminally ill ants help the colony remain healthy and produce daughter colonies, which indirectly pass on the signaler’s genes to the next generation ...

In a remarkable display of self-sacrifice, baby ants infected with a deadly fungus deliberately signal worker ants to kill them. This extreme measure prevents the spread of disease, protecting the ...

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

Species with thinner protective barriers may need fewer resources and tend to have a greater ability to adapt to new habitats ...

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

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin interacting with modern mutualistic ants until roughly 38 million years ...

Researchers are investigating a striking defense behavior in a rare ant species known for self-detonation. When threatened, certain workers rupture their bodies to release a toxic chemical that halts ...

Ants are everywhere. With nearly 2.5 million ants on the planet for each human, we, as a species, are definitely not alone. Although nobody minds a little company, the real headaches begin when you ...

Woman spraying insecticide over ant on kitchen floor - Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Ants are everywhere. With nearly 2.5 million ants on the planet for each human, we, as a species, are definitely ...