The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

Its stings are not only painful, but potentially dangerous, sometimes causing allergic shocks. The Asian needle ant is spreading across the US and is now also being spotted in Europe. How do you spot ...

How a particle accelerator, a robot, high-speed cameras, and 2,000 ants came together to paint a picture of biological ...

Ants are silently destroying your lawn—here’s how to stop them.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. An insect native to Asia is slowly making its way through the U.S. — and it has a deadly sting. The Asian needle ant, first ...

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

Once upon a time, around 2010 or so, there lived a hardworking ant and a carefree grasshopper. The grasshopper was hopping to his heart’s content one sunny morning when the ant trudged by, bearing a ...