Bumble bees may overpower invasive Argentine ants in one-on-one fights, but those victories come at a hidden cost.

Imagine sprinting barefoot across a searing hot parking lot in midsummer. The ground blazes. The light dazzles and blinds ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...

Common entry points include small cracks in stucco, gaps around pipes, leaks near outdoor faucets and openings near the base ...

Rove beetles have evolved a neat trick to survive. They cloak themselves in ant pheromones, allowing them to enter and remain ...

A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts ...

Humans might benefit from Dr Frank’s research. He has found a trove of 70 compounds, including 20 proteins, with ...

You've likely not heard of the term myrmecophily. Literally meaning ant love, it refers to ants' bonds with other organisms.

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one another, which can be degraded by ozone. And past research suggests that ...