If you were to design the strangest diet possible, eating nothing but ants and termites would probably make the shortlist. Yet over the past 66 million years, mammals across the globe have repeatedly ...

Specialised detection dogs have discovered new fire ant nests at five mine sites in central Queensland's Bowen Basin. The discoveries, announced on Tuesday, come six weeks after the highly invasive ...

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Weaver ants link their bodies together to form chains while bending leaves to create their elaborate dwellings. Rose Thumboor via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In the late 19th century, the ...

Ants are among the most recognizable, admired, dreaded and mythologized insects on earth. They are famed for their industry, work ethic, organization, militaristic skills and loyalty. Ants are also ...

Almost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, and some island nations. Not only are they widespread, but there are also ...

An experiment to make woodland more resilient has seen hairy wood ant nests relocated across forests. Forestry England moved six colonies with thousands of ants from Cropton Forest in North Yorkshire ...

As summer temperatures rise across South Carolina, so does activity from one of the season’s smallest and most persistent pests: ants. Whether swarming your picnic table, creeping along kitchen ...

Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviors. The job needed ...

This 1930s documentary-style film provides a detailed look into the lives and behaviors of ants, focusing on their social structure, nest-building, and survival instincts. The footage captures a large ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. When the weather heats up, ants are quick to make themselves at home in your home. Summer is peak season for these tiny invaders, as ...