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

Invasive stinging Asian needle ants will hit their yearly peak numbers in July and August. While the ants can deliver a painful and venomous sting, one expert debunks the "Asian needle ant panic" that ...

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

Ants, ants and more ants! Small black ants scurry hither and thither. Rarely do I see more than two or three of these little fellas at the same time. They may be on the window sill, on the kitchen ...