Ant colonies are so tightly knit and efficient, they can pass useful knowledge between generations, which some experts believe constitutes a colony ... Nebraska-Lincoln Ancient ants found ...

Leafcutter ants appear to remember past infections and respond more aggressively to familiar threats, according to a new ...

Scientists discovered this ancient practice through extensive ... called gongylidia that serve as food for the colony. Some leafcutter ant colonies grow to millions of individuals, thriving ...