An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, named Messor odrysarum.

Ants are small but incredibly organised insects that thrive almost everywhere on Earth, from forests and fields to kitchens and picnic spots. With over 12,000 known species, they play vital roles in ...

Ants: They're creepy, they're crawly, and they're generally a nuisance. They can also be tough to get rid of, depending on the species. Field ants (Formica spp.), also known as thatching ants due to ...

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family Formicidae) number over 12,000, and some experts estimate upwards of 20,000 ...

Mutualistic partnerships between species abound across nature — but it’s a tricky dance to make sure both parties keep ...

Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, wasps, mosquitoes and more. There are more kinds of insects than there ...

California is home to hundreds of species, most of whom benefit ecosystems through aeration, insect removal and seed ...

New research is indicating that invasive foreign ants that have hitched rides on global imports are slowly becoming the dominant species in the state of Florida. Populations of non-native leaf-litter ...

In fact, this newly discovered species, which scientists are calling the ballista spider, hunts green tree ants exclusively ...

Some families of caterpillars (larvae of butterflies and moths) have developed a specific kind of interaction with ants. One of these families (Riodinidae) includes two species that interact solely ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2024 — Insects are typically unwelcome visitors to a picnic, but they could be a flavorful, nutritious and sustainable addition to the menu. Eating insects is common in some ...

A tapeworm fundamentally changes the lives of ants: Workers of the species Temnothorax nylanderi infected with the tapeworm ...