For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the ...

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Red imported fire ants live in large colonies and build large dome-shaped mounds that can contain more than 200,000 ants. Following recent rains, numerous mounds are popping up in lawns as the ants ...

In a wide range of social species, when an animal is sick, it takes itself away from its group. Ant pupae are unable to move, ...

In a remarkable display of self-sacrifice, baby ants infected with a deadly fungus deliberately signal worker ants to kill ...

As dozens of ants crawled up Jayme Necaise's arms, the entomologist braced for a bite. But the threat of a handful of escapees wasn't enough to distract his focus from the task at hand: transferring ...

Pharaoh ants look harmless at first, tiny and almost delicate even. However, once they settle into a warm corner of a house, ...