Ant colonies are well-defended fortresses. The social insects quickly sniff out most intruders and kill them to protect their ...

Native ants in the forests around the recent Eaton fire had survived the heat, flames and smoke, an evolutionary survival ...

A guide for a safari lodge in South Africa has captured extraordinary footage showing a large hornbill perched atop an ant hill while allowing the insencts to swarm over its body. Yes, the ...

There are some pretty strange ways that animals clean themselves. While cats groom themselves with their tongues, other ...

Ants who receive a caffeine-laced sugary reward become more efficient at navigating back to the reward's location compared to ants that only receive sugar. Caffeinated ants move toward the reward via ...

Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, other members of their ...

Fire ants, an invasive species described as “tiny killers,” have been “taking advantage” of recent wild weather in northeast Australia, forming rafts to move to new areas using the water currents, a ...

From chimpanzees swallowing bitter leaves to ants using natural antibiotics, these animals practise a form of self-care that ...