The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, ...

How Ant Colonies Underground Showcase Nature’s Most Impressive Engineering Skills: Tiny ants are master builders, ...

Knowing the rules behind ant-made structures could help scientists understand how other complex systems emerge in nature ...

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...

It's a common sight—ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by scent trails left by scouts marking the find. But what happens when those ...

Ants do not need a foreman to raise a city. Working with little more than local cues, they excavate tunnels, pile up soil, and shape nests that can regulate airflow and temperature. That kind of ...

A chain of weaver ants can easily outpull just about any other creature, pound for pound, making them one of the most formidable teams in the animal kingdom. Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), which ...

Finding a carpenter ant nest in your home is alarming, and for good reason. Unlike other types of ants, these ants excavate wood to build their nests. Over time, their destructive behavior can weaken ...