Ant colonies are well-defended fortresses. The social insects quickly sniff out most intruders and kill them to protect their ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...

The emergent complexity of ant societies is one of the most fascinating phenomena in the natural world: how do these tiny creatures form such intricate social networks? These networks are so nuanced ...

And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...

What is myrmecophily? It represents an important interaction in nature. The word can be split into two parts: myrmex and ...

Rove beetles have evolved a neat trick to survive. They cloak themselves in ant pheromones, allowing them to enter and remain ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

Buckle up, because 2026 is gearing up to be a blockbuster year for pests across the Sunshine State, according to entomologists and pest pros. Scientists studying patterns of heat, humidity, and ...