A mother's love isn't necessarily universal across the animal kingdom, with some mothers even resorting to eating children who aren't quite up to scratch. Ant queens in colonies of black garden ants ...

The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The common perception is that the queen's only ...

Ants are among the most abundant insect species on Earth. In some cases a single ant queen can live several years and lay millions of eggs. And with more than 12,000 ant species worldwide, who can say ...