Enslaved Formica worker ants are more genetically and chemically diverse and less aggressive towards non-nest mates than free-living Formica ant colonies, according to a study published February 3, ...

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Scientists noticed these ants were "doing something weird." Smith, head of the Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and an assistant research ...

"Add 'skull-collecting ant' to the list of strange creatures in Florida," says Adrian Smith a scientist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University. His new ...

A dead ant can be detected and removed from the nest within an hour, long before any rotting smell develops. The chemical system ants use to spot a corpse turns out to work in a way scientists never ...

Insect queens were thought to have an egg-laying monopoly, but nine wood ant species revealed widespread reproductive activity by worker ants. Genetic analysis showed that as many as one in four eggs ...

The nests of Florida ants called Formica archboldi are adorned with the carcasses of their enemies — namely, the heads of other species known as trap-jaw ants. How Formica archboldi acquire these ...

Bringing to life spectacles of natural wonder on our doorstep The Wood Ant, also known as the horse ant, is a woodland-dwelling member of the Formica rufa group of ants. There is also a Scottish Wood ...

ANTS are known for their remarkably sophisticated colonies, coordinating their behaviours to transform a pile of dirt into a complex structure in as little as a week – but there are other ...

Enslaved Formica worker ants are more genetically and chemically diverse and less aggressive towards non-nest mates than free-living Formica ant colonies, according to a new study. Enslaved Formica ...