This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

After a mild past winter, the ant population here is growing. Here's what you can do before ants come marching in one by one (hurrah, hurrah).

This ant features sickle-shaped, upward-facing jaws, a unique characteristic. Scientists believe it used these jaws to capture and impale its prey, demonstrating early specialization in the ...

Now, a team in Brazil has uncovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant that represents the oldest hell ant specimen known to science. The ant was preserved in limestone and is described in a study ...

A small group of fire ants can change a colony's social structure using genetic traits and chemical signals, says a new study.

Despite being part of an ancient lineage, this species already displayed highly specialised anatomical features, suggesting unique hunting behaviours.” The ant fossil’s discovery challenges ...

Because these ants have unique behavioral patterns, they require a targeted approach. Follow these steps to get rid of sugar ants. First, locate the ant trails. Follow the ants to find out where ...

suggesting unique hunting behaviors," Lepeco said. There are more than 12,000 species of ants on Earth today, and they can be found in diverse environments, from rainforests to deserts.

Photo by Aleksandrs Balodis A unique species of cricket found only in northern Europe tricks ants into letting them into their nests to live among them, where they then feed on ant eggs and steal ...