Argentine ants have been found on six continents, from South America to Japan. Researchers are studying their impact.

Researchers use miniature robots to replicate the behavior of a colony of Argentine ants on the move, navigating from their nest entrance to a food source Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content ...

Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies ... to ward off the colony’s soldier ants, whose bite can draw blood. Forgoing sleep to film ants comes naturally to Mintzer, an entomologist who spent his ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous ... but hundreds of their queen ants can inhabit a single nest, enabling a colony to grow at an explosive rate. The invasive ants have ...