Learn more about a newly observed insect behavior in which smaller ants clean larger ants.

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...

Mark Moffett, a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, specializes in capturing the often-overlooked ...

In the Arizona desert, scientists have uncovered a bizarre and almost unbelievable partnership between ants: tiny cone ants ...

There is always something amazing about nature, and one of the latest amazing phenomena discovered relates to ants conducting what can be considered medical procedures. It has been seen by scientists ...

A study conducted by Princeton University together with researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology has found that ants can build a bridge made up of the bodies of worker ants. This ...

Ants are among nature’s greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could ...