Meet the Messor ibericus harvester ant, the only animal on record that clones another animal to carry out its lifecycle, ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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