Encountering a swarm of airborne arthropods in and around your home can be unsettling. Don't panic! Here's what you need to know about flying ants.

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A chain of weaver ants can easily outpull just about any other creature, pound for pound, making them one of the most formidable teams in the animal kingdom. Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), which ...

When more humans participate in a game of tug-o-war, each individual puts in less effort. But the opposite is true in weaver ants, according to new research in the journal Current Biology. Imagine ...

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October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaiʻi and a multi-agency effort encourages residents to collect and submit ants from their ...

Scientists show red wood ants carry sourdough bacteria that ferment milk, echoing Balkan traditions and hinting at new, safer ...

Microorganisms are usually a welcome guest in compost, but larger pests like ants may be problematic. Ants are attracted to compost for warmth, shelter, moisture, and food. Before you look for ways to ...

Researchers using museum specimens uncovered alarming population declines in unique Fijian ants tied to human impacts.

The first explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries, like Abel Tasman and James Cook, charted some of the Fijian islands but ...