Move over big game smuggling, the new prize is small exotic ants for pricey ant farms. Mr. Funk was the managing editor of ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

A team of scientists set out to determine how many ants live on Earth at any given time. The answer is astounding, to say the least.

Ants, with an estimated 22,000 species globally, are prevalent invaders in our homes due to their vast numbers and efficient communication systems. These insects thrive due to their cooperative ...

Paleontologists have unearthed an ancient dirt ant trapped in 16-million-year-old amber from the Dominican Republic.

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more likely to see them inside beginning in the spring, Chris Hayes, a postdoctoral ...

There are over one hundred trillion ants on earth, approximately 14,000 ants for every human. If you weighed every human and all the ants, the scales would balance. The resin of conifer trees ...

In other words: With a boost from coital contact, Long Live the Queen. Habitat/range: Black garden ants (Lasius niger) live in Europe and parts of North America and Asia. They’re found under ...