The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

If you like to avoid chemical pesticides or want a quick fix to prevent a full-blown ant invasion, you might look to vinegar ...

Insects like ants heal their fellow species, and they even perform surgeries. Biologist Erik Frank is researching their ...

You can kill existing ants with a bait station. The small openings in ant stations mean that pets ... This is usually done by black ants (Lasius niger), though the common red ant (Myrmica ruginodis) ...

It will take up to 2 weeks until you can completely control the ants. This product features 5.40% of active Borax, a slowly affecting ants’ digestive system. It doesn’t kill ants immediately but ...

The suspension of the Red Ants’ registration with the private security industry regulatory body (Prisa) is alarming and opens the door for illegal land occupations and land grabs. According to media ...

Each nest has its own specific scent. Previous studies have already shown that ants behave aggressively towards their nearest neighbors in particular. They are especially likely to open their ...

Evolutionary biologists are investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences ... or spray acid and kill their competitors. They are less likely to carry out such aggressive ...

Ants are known to kill intruders when they are detected to protect the colony. To avoid attacks, ant crickets use various behaviors that scientists are still figuring out. In this new study ...

Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, specifically comparing how ants and humans tackle complex spatial challenges.

“Oh, God,” purred the Iranian, “I’m so happy to have some people!” We paused our frantic cross-table whispering as a member ...

Much as I agree with the need to eradicate the red imported fire ant or RIFA (Solenopsis invicta), there is no need to misreport or sensationalise. The baby that died in the day care centre in America ...