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 ...

The American Museum of Natural History is unveiling an enormous new exhibit of leafcutter ants. Making it happen was no picnic. A leafcutter ant carrying a flower petal inside a new exhibit in the ...

Army ants use collective intelligence to build bridges. Robots can learn from it As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might ...

An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants have been slowly spreading in about 20 states. Last year at least three cases of life-threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in Georgia ...

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 ...

These ants can perform leg amputations and know when it's needed, study says. Florida carpenter ants were observed performing surgery on each other. By Jennifer Vilcarino. July 3, 2024, 3:56 PM.

Life in a Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) colony can be dangerous, particularly if other colonies are located nearby.It’s not uncommon for neighboring ants to wage war upon each ...