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

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 ...

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).

Ants are tiny powerhouses that can lift 100 times ... is “arguably the most fascinating group” of ants due to their unique anatomy. It is around 13 million years older than the previously ...

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.

Despite being part of an ancient lineage, this species already displayed highly specialized anatomical features, suggesting unique hunting behaviors." The ant fossil's discovery challenges our ...

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 ...