Ants and humans are also the only creatures ... The researchers repeated the experiment numerous times for each combination, then meticulously analyzed the videos and all the advanced tracking ...

Characteristics of social immune memory were observed in colonies of Atta sexdens exposed to four different pathogenic fungi.

Leafcutter ants appear to remember past infections and respond more aggressively to familiar threats, according to a new ...

About 99 million years ago, this horned "hell ant" was in the midst of devouring a prehistoric cockroach when it got stuck in ...

The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may ...

From an airplane, cars crawling down the highway look like ants. But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic. Researchers are now studying these ...

Each group can turn in a written description of their experiment for assessment. The Army Ant Experimental Design [PDF] form will help students organize this assignment. Students can fill the form out ...

Their experiment also left them with new questions, since not all of the ant colonies repaired the damage to their host plants. Understanding what factors influence the ants to take action could ...

As the AI arms race between China and the U.S. continues to heat up, Ant Group has made a bold move that could shake things ...

In a later experiment, the toad ate mealworms but would have nothing to do with a proffered velvet ant. Although not part of the study on predator responses to velvet ants, I can confirm that ...