Second only to humans, leaf cutter ants form the largest and most complex society on earth; one nest can be as large as 30 metres in diameter and house up to 8 million individuals. The ants use ...

You have one of two relationships with leaf-cutter ants. First, you’re a nature-lover, visiting Costa Rica, as you always do, when it’s a little too cold at home. You’re enjoying the house you don’t ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Dec. 9, 2010) -- When their razor-sharp mandibles wear out, leaf-cutter ants change jobs, remaining productive while letting their more efficient sisters take over cutting, say ...

The tiny leaf-cutter ant in Costa Rica punches well above its weight. Not only is it super strong, the ant could also help change the world for the better. Marching in long, exemplary lines, each ...