Homemakers are finding effective, natural ways to combat ant infestations. Sealing entry points with chalk or silicone, using vinegar or chili powder ...

Carpenter ants are twice as big as other types of black ants, which makes identification easy. If you have a carpenter ant ...

Ants play an important role in the ecosystem. However, despite knowing they are crucial to our world, these little guys can ...

In a remarkable display of self-sacrifice, baby ants infected with a deadly fungus deliberately signal worker ants to kill them. This extreme measure prevents the spread of disease, protecting the ...

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Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

Dying ants broadcast a chemical “end me” signal that triggers swift sacrifice, protecting the colony from deadly infections.

Matthew Sparks receives funding from a PhD studentship through an EPSRC UKRI Doctoral Training Partnership between Swansea University and Rentokil Initial under the name 'Characterisation and ...

Researchers describe the behaviour as an altruistic act. A new study has found that young ants release a chemical signal asking to be killed when they become fatally ill, helping protect their colony ...

Entomologist Jessica Purcell calls the learned behavior “a new height of exploitation” Getty Parasitic queen ants infiltrate rival ant colonies and trigger workers to kill their own queen The takeover ...

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the colony. This signal prompts worker ants to open the pupae’s cocoons and ...

Scientists have discovered an ant species which uses a technique so devious to start a colony that it could change our understanding of animal social systems. Beginning a colony can be perilous for a ...