Did you know that scientists have made an exciting discovery about an ant species native to southern Europe? They recently discovered that Iberian harvester ant queens are able to produce offspring of ...
Worker ants perform important tasks like gathering food, taking care of eggs and larvae and nest building. However, some species of ants cannot produce workers through reproductive means with their ...
After witnessing the interactions in an Arizona desert, a Smithsonian researcher suggests that the little ants picked off ...
A harvester ant typically approaches a cone ant nest and stands upright with her mandibles open (all worker ants are female).
Some large marine fish are known to seek out distinct “cleaning stations” where smaller fish and shrimp eat dead skin ...
In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...
Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...
An invasive ant with a venomous stinger is spreading in the U.S. ... yikes. Here's what to know about the Asian needle ant and if they are in Arizona.
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