Scientists have long been fascinated by collective intelligence, the idea that groups can solve problems better than ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

ADAM:'This is the first time that a man-made ant colony has been built on this scale. I've brought some ... about one of the world's most fascinating insects.And like all good scientists, they ...

The many insects and arachnids and other creatures ... These human objects are accompanied by ant-scale descriptions wondering what they might be: We can't eat the soccer ball, says one, it's ...

How painful is a velvet ant's sting? A velvet ant's defensive sting is delivered through a stinger that is up to half the length of its body. The Pain Scale for Stinging Insects ranks the discomfort ...