The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, ...

Researchers investigating an unusual insect nest made a discovery that revealed the remarkable scale of structures hidden ...

Proteins involved in the production and perception of pheromones may determine if red fire ant colonies contain a single queen or multiple queens. These odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are encoded by ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The parasite pressure exerted by the slavemaker ant Protomognathus americanus on its host species Leptothorax longispinosus was analyzed ...

Ants are many things. They’re hard workers and intensely social. They’re quite strong for their size. And now they may also be a source of architectural inspiration too — for designing spaces that ...

Invasive tawny crazy ants have been wreaking havoc across the U.S. Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, disrupting ecosystems and causing headaches for homeowners. Now scientists at The University of ...

To cross streams or secure themselves against water currents, fire ants join forces to form rafts or build towers. Researchers have now worked out how the ants sustain tall structures without crushing ...

Humans benefit from caffeine in an assortment of ways, not the least of which is making that morning commute much more bearable. But a study recently published in iScience proves we aren’t the only ...

Markus Knaden's Odor-guided Behavior research group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has been studying the effects of ozone on chemical communication in insects for some time. The ...