Polyergus ants are fearsome raiders, yet they cannot feed themselves, raise their young, or survive a single day without help ...

Ants are a superb example of a social insect. The survival of the colony overrides the survival of individuals, and self-sacrifice is not unusual. Because they live in such dense colonies, they are ...

They're well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also showing that it is skilled at "playing dead," a behavior that University of South Australia ...

They’re well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also showing that it is skilled at ‘playing dead’, a behaviour that University of South Australia ...

Macro shot of a red wood ant (Formica) transporting another ant to a different nest location.© Hartmut Goldhahn/Shutterstock.com Ants are a superb example of a social insect. The survival of the ...