Ant colonies survive because individuals are willing to die. New research shows that some of the most vulnerable members, immobile pupae sealed in their cocoons, can sense when they are fatally ...

A computational study of Aphaenogaster senilis ants shows that idle workers act as a dynamic reserve workforce that stabilizes colony energetics and explains sublinear metabolic scaling in eusocial ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

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 ...

Asian needle ants, an invasive species, have spread across 20 U.S. states, sparking concern due to their painful sting. Students studying under Providence College scientist Jane Waters discovered the ...

Moving from ant to ant, motion then ripples through the colony, activating a significant portion before the wave eventually runs its course. "In many collective systems, such cascades typically appear ...