Scientists document a rare form of social parasitism in which invading queens weaponize chemistry and worker ants to dethrone ...

Starting a colony is a dangerous enterprise - so some ants find creative and brutal techniques to take over other queens’ ...

While animal mothers are known to sometimes dispatch of their young, very few animals will kill their own mother: the care she gives is just too valuable. But it turns out some ants can be tricked ...

An ant queen doesn't just steal a colony; she convinces thousands of workers to murder their own mother to make her their ...

Video footage from a new series captures thousands of fire ants building a floating raft to save the colony from drowning in a swimming pool. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...