Ant societies rely on precise recognition systems to maintain cooperation, but new research reveals that these systems are ...

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 ...

Cleaning surfaces and sealing food containers can stop ants from finding food. Fixing water leaks indoors and outdoors ...

The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, ...

Ant colonies behave as 'superorganisms' rather than collections of individuals, a study from the University of Bristol has demonstrated. The study seeks to explain the behaviour of ant colonies as ...

Stepping on a fire ant mound ruins a beautiful afternoon outside. These aggressive insects swarm quickly and deliver painful ...

An ant colony that survived for years in post-soviet nuclear weapon bunker by turning to cannibalism, has been assisted to freedom. Researchers have successfully evacuated a wood ant colony, of the ...

Do coffee grounds really repel ants? Here is what science says about this popular DIY porch hack and what actually works to ...

The most common advice, when it comes to ants, is keeping things clean. And it’s true that leaving food out will attract ants ...

Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting individuals, either neurons or ants, using simple chemical interactions that in the aggregate generate their ...