Ants are doubly annoying because the minute I started checking, they taught me how dreadfully ignorant I am. Definitely on the subject of ants. Unless you too are in the habit of picking one up to ...

The ant recognition system is flexible, allowing ants to learn and tolerate outsiders while still recognizing their own kind.

A new type of collective behaviour in ants has been revealed by an international team of scientists, headed by biologist Professor Iain Couzin, co-director of the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for the ...

Ant societies rely on precise recognition systems to maintain cooperation, but new research reveals that these systems are ...

Reading books about ants can be a wonderful way to introduce preschoolers to new concepts, spark their imagination, and ...

Now that it is mid-summer, insects and spiders are becoming more obvious as they mature. Grasshoppers are starting to appear. Fall webworm nests are popping up in your trees, sparking unnecessary ...

For ants, the ability to instantly distinguish nestmates from outsiders who might hijack the colony is crucial. Now, a new ...

We already know that ants are hard workers, but new research shows that working together is the key to how they get so much done. The lesson for humans: Working together may be the key to making ...

Ants that drink a caffeinated solution can locate sweet rewards faster than un-caffeinated ants, suggesting the drug boosts learning. To see how Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) respond to caffeine ...

Robots, take note: When working in tight, crowded spaces, fire ants know how to avoid too many cooks in the kitchen. Observations of fire ants digging an underground nest reveal that a few industrious ...