Schiesl’s granddaughter tells us she found an ant in her grandmother’s hair just a few days ago while bathing her.

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

There are only two animals capable of transporting an object so large that it can only be moved by cooperating: humans and ...

I write about the world of biology. The Argentine ant is one of the most invasive species of ants, with its sprawling supercolonies ... [+] locked in an endless battle for territorial supremacy.