From ants moving indoors to ants appearing in your potted plants because they hitched a ride from the plant nursery, there ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Friend, I regret to inform you that ant nests are computers now. Which is to say, somebody's finally made a video game ...

Where their activity has loosened plants, firm the plants back into the soil and water well. Good watering tends to discourage ants, as they prefer dry conditions. Ant nests (hills) can be broken up ...

Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest. A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the ...

Deadly fire ants have breached the Sunshine Coast biosecurity zone, with six nests found at a building site, prompting calls ...

Ants use odours to distinguish between members of their own nest and those from other nests. Each nest has its own specific scent. Previous studies have already shown that ants behave aggressively ...

Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.