A type of South American ant is invading Florida, according to the Herald-Tribune. Tawny crazy ants were introduced to Florida in the late 90s. What has differentiated this population from its South ...
Ant colonies act like fortresses, protecting the bounty within from marauding invaders. Some animals have evolved blunt tools such as large claws to tear into the nests, but others have evolved far ...
Ants, like other animals, smell to find food and to tell enemies from nestmates. They also communicate by detecting pheromones, hormones released into the air. It is no exaggeration to say that ant ...
Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic ...
The everyday ant seldom gets close enough to a microphone to be amplified and heard but 'The World According to Sound' podcast manages to let us listen to the insects as they go about their day. So ...
In a remarkable display of self-sacrifice, baby ants infected with a deadly fungus deliberately signal worker ants to kill them. This extreme measure prevents the spread of disease, protecting the ...
The everyday ant seldom gets close enough to a microphone to be amplified and heard but 'The World According to Sound' podcast manages to let us... Tiny Vessels Make Much Noise: Listen To Ants As They ...