Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The ...

Bizarrely, Iberian harvester ant queens lay eggs that turn into male builder harvester ants, and some of her offspring are ...

Iberian harvester ant queens produce offspring of their own species and of the builder harvester ant, seemingly by cloning ...

The researchers even coined a word for it, xenoparity, meaning “foreign birth”. It pushes the boundaries of what we mean by ...

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.

When an animal parent has a child, both will belong to the same species. Humans beget humans, combfish beget combfish, and ...

Scientists discover that a queen ants of the Messor genus produce males from another species to breed hybrid workers in ...

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ants are the number one nuisance pest in America,* regularly invading homes and creating big problems. Summer is peak season for ants, so the National Pest Management ...

The Argentine Ant can build nests like no other. Learn about ant colonies, how they work, and the biggest one on Earth.

Just when we thought we've seen it all, up pops some bizarre but adorable-looking animal that we never even knew existed.