Meet the species whose DNA has recently been sequenced. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but ...

In the late ‘90s, Cameron Currie, now a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin, traversed through the Panamanian rainforest to observe the world’s most ancient agriculturalists: leaf ...

Whether a caterpillar has chewed away part of a leaf or a mealybug is sucking on ... Plants produce these glands to bribe ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit a form of "social immune memory," recognizing and intensifying their response to a pathogenic fungus even 30 days post ...

Biologist and videographer Mark Moffett's footage of ants gets up close and personal with the leaf-cutter species of the insect Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners Terms ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

On top of the cup, larger crunchy black Thai ants rest in a liquid nitrogen-frozen leaf with basil cubes that melt in your mouth. You're supposed to pop the entire leaf in your mouth and crunch on ...

Leaf and grass cutter ants, as their names suggest, use leaf and grass cuttings to cultivate a unique fungus within their nest. Each piece is chewed up and mixed with the fungus; the fungus is ...

Green ants build their grand nests out of leaves, which they pull and join together with silk. Amazingly, this silk is produced by their newborn larvae. The Corning Museum of Glass The Incredible ...

A dove helps the ant to safety by helping him climb on to a leaf, and disappears before the ant can thank her. However, the ant is able to return the favour when two hunters come with the aim of ...