Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the ...

Some mammals evolved to eat only ants and termites. It happened at least twelve times. These animals developed special ...

What they found was simple, yet striking. Ant size plays a key role in caste. But genes decide how size links to status.

Florida carpenter ants were observed performing surgery on each other. An ant species can amputate each other's legs and can also determine whether it is needed depending on the location of the ...

The ants remained relatively localized well into the 1970s, research shows. In 1962 a very thorough inventory of the ants of North Carolina was conducted by entomologist W.G. Carter.

Ants in Florida perform life-saving surgery on their peers, scientists have discovered. They are only the second animal in the world known to do this — along with humans. The researchers found ...

When the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium opens on May 4, a half-million leafcutter ants will share the title of star attraction. The ants are biological marvels, living in ...