The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

A new study shows how ants grow huge colonies by choosing numbers over strength and relying on teamwork instead of tough ...

For humans, division of labor has become a necessity: No person in the world has all the knowledge and skills to perform all the tasks that are required to keep our highly technological societies ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ants are some of nature’s most selfless animals. They practice ...

Bees, wasps, and ants belong to the order Hymenoptera. Bees feed on flowers; wasps hunt other insects; ants "feed on a whole variety of things," from flowers to dead animals, says University of ...

There’s safety, even power, in numbers. One creature’s confrontation with the world seems insurmountable, almost impossible, but an army of those little creatures can move mountains. And no creature ...

Even the earliest ants may have been social butterflies. Ants fossilized in 100-million-year-old amber have sensory equipment that suggests they had complex social lives similar to their modern-day ...