Researchers have discovered two new species of rare ant flies in India, marking the first time in over a century that new ...

Your window sills can do more than look pretty. These clever things help keep pests out — no traps, chemical sprays, or ...

The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively ...

Diatomaceous earth is a white powder made from crushed ancient diatom fossils. Its sharp edges damage insect bodies, making ...

The behavior prevents fungal pathogens from spreading through the colony Researchers call it "altruistic disease signaling" ...

An ant’s life cycle starts as a tiny egg. It hatches into a larva which is like a small worm without eyes or legs. It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide ...

Hugo Deans, while playing outside, noticed a cluster of small spheres near an ant nest. What he thought were seeds turned out to be oak galls, leading his father—an entomologist—to uncover a complex ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...

MONTPELLIER, France — 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 ...

The next time you want to stamp an ant, think about how vital that ant might be! Crapper Hattie and Crapper Mom explain how ants maintain an effective colony. Ants communicate mainly through ...

There are over 12,000 species of ants. Most are seen as pests that invade homes and take over pantries in their search for food. The majority of these ants are found marching on the floor, up walls, ...