If you find carpenter ants inside during periods of warm weather in spring and early summer, that does not necessarily mean that there is a nest in your home. Try to determine whether the ants are ...

Illness usually brings trouble in the animal world. A weak member may be pushed aside, attacked, or left behind. Many animals go to great lengths to hide sickness. But for creatures bound by family, ...

Source: Princeton University Press/with permission. Ants are fascinating and remarkably intelligent insects who live in complex social groups called colonies. 1,2 When I first learned about ant expert ...

Tiny pharaoh ants invade buildings and hospitals, moving along walls and pipes, defying all conventional control methods.

Ants are among nature's greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could ...

Ants do not react to the presence of the Madagascar cat-eyed snake. Source: Teppei Jono, used with permission. In Madagascar, there is an ant with two very different relationships to two kinds of ...

Ants inside your home can be one of the most annoying pests for homeowners. As a group, ants are the most difficult household pest to control. In fact, one of the best ways to address an ant problem ...

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