Ants are among the most physically fragile insects on the planet, yet they dominate almost every land habitat and outweigh ...

The rapid diversification of ants has “led to their role as ecological engineers” that can work in habitats across the world, ...

A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts to develop a set of common principles that influence the way the insects respond when their habitat undergoes severe disruption. Lessard writes ...

Habitat alteration can have far-reaching consequences for natural communities and can alter existing species interactions in profound ways. Working in a tropical dry forest ecosystem in the Guanacaste ...

Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Carpenter ants are a common sight in many homes, but their presence often raises questions and concerns. In this article, we provide ...

1. Ants are related to wasps and bees (as evidenced by their trim abdomens, or "wasp waists"). All of these creatures are members of the insect order Hymenoptera. 1. Ants are related to wasps and bees ...

Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head competition with other ant species more than three-quarters of the time. Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head ...

Ant colonies are surprisingly complex and definitely worthy of scientific observation. This was the basic premise behind the original ant farms (antariums) introduced in the late 1950s. From ads in ...

Ant farms were first invented as a way for researchers and scientists to study how ants behave and interact with each other, but it wasn’t long before they became popular educational toys. They’re ...