The ant recognition system is flexible, allowing ants to learn and tolerate outsiders while still recognizing their own kind.

For ants, the ability to instantly distinguish nestmates from outsiders who might hijack the colony is crucial. Now, a new ...

The unusual life cycles of ants are deeply rooted in their social nature. Ants and other social insects like termites, some bees, and certain wasps live in colonies, in which most individuals never ...

Summary: New research reveals that the ability of ants to distinguish nestmates from outsiders is a highly flexible, learned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some ant pupae sense when they are dying and send a signal that leads to their own destruction, saving the nest from deadly ...

ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — New research finds that larger ant colonies have an edge over smaller ones. Missouri University of Science and Technology assistant professor Chen Hou is one of the authors of a ...

A: Ants are very interesting insects, and they can be a nuisance when they want to be. They are social insects and belong to the order Hymenoptera, which also has bees and wasps in it. They are found ...

Illness usually brings trouble in the animal world. A weak member may be pushed aside, attacked, or left behind. Many animals go to great lengths to hide sickness. But for creatures bound by family, ...