Tag: ant

Rediscovering ant yogurt is not what we were expecting.

The same asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led ants to farm fungus.

The humble ant has a surprising superpower that uses magnetism.

The tiny ant is more powerful than you'd think.

The plot of this interaction is more complex than some movies I've seen.

Social isolation can lead to a lower tolerance for stress, lower interest in socializing and keeping clean, as well as ...

Unsinkable ships could become a reality with such technology.

Gotta go fast.

The colonies work similarly to a brain, actually.

After all, they are called Dracula ants.

Talk about altruistic behavior -- these ants are truly impressive.

The behavior surprised biologists, showing just how complex ants really are.

You can't spell antibiotic without ant.

Stabby stabby!

The bullet packs the most painful punch in the animal kingdom.

Most people don't have that much of an issue with dying, like they do with being freaking old. Being old ...

Leafcutter ants in South America grow fungus as crops, this has been known for quite a while. But their crops ...

As soon as the phone starts ringing, these ants have a military-like reaction, forming a circle around the device. But ...

Maybe the most amazing of social insects, ants use complex cues of pheromones to determine to which cast in the ...

Eight colonies of common ants were shipped to the International Space Station last December to study how microgravity might affect ...

Having a smart strategy doesn't require a brain, a new study has shown. Researchers found an insect-eating plant from Borneo ...

Ants often get a lot of bad rep for being "pests" in the city, but a new study has shown ...

An invasive ant has been sweeping through southeastern United States; it has a jaw like a bear trap, which close ...

An electron microscope shows the neck region of the Allegheny mound ant. Ohio State University Ants are one of the ...

Harpegnathos saltator ants undergo dramatic physiological changes triggered by heightened dopamine levels, following ascension of the colony's social ladder. It's ...

Having a small obstruction barring an emergency exit can actually increase its efficiency and limit stampede damage caused by chaos ...

A strange evolutionary alliance between trees and the ants that guard them has a sinister explanation, a new study suggests, ...

If you know your physics (or optics, to be more specific), you've probably heard a lot about Fermat's principle (or ...