A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

In the hidden chambers of Japanese forests, a quiet rebellion has been unfolding for decades. Scientists have now confirmed that one rare ant has broken almost every rule of ant society. The species, ...

Using a synchrotron powered CT scanner, the Antscan project created an open-source digital library cataloguing thousands of ...

The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.

Study shows caterpillars match ant rhythms with precise vibrations, strengthening their chances of being protected inside colonies.

Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons ...

A sweeping new study of more than 2,000 insect species reveals a troubling reality: many insects may be far less capable of coping with rising temperatures than scientists once hoped. Researchers ...

A giant database of over 2000 ant species in 3D, generated from micro-CT scans at micrometer resolution, democratizes access to extremely detailed morphology for researchers, artists, and educators.

For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe ...

Researchers leveraged advanced technologies and artificial intelligence to hasten the process of generating 2,000 3D digital ant images. Now, a class of UMD computer science majors is working to bring ...

Ants trapped in amber reveal possible partnerships and parasites, offering a rare glimpse into ecosystems from nearly 100 ...

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny ...