A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact ...

You're probably already familiar with some of the more common examples of super strong animals, like the crocodile with its ...

Long before humans planted crops, ants were already farming. Leaf-cutter ants harvest massive amounts of vegetation not to ...

Come along on a guided tour of the strangest animals in Cincinnati's strangest neighborhood, from fungus-eating ants to a ...

The leafcutter ant is a fascinating species that captures the imagination with its impressive strength and complex social structure. Found primarily in the rainforests of Central and South America, ...

Ant species that evolved thinner shells traded individual armor protection for increases in colony size, enabling improved food gathering, task organization and defense, according to researchers from ...

For centuries we have believed that humans were unique in the ability to farm and cultivate food. However, it turns out that ants have been growing their own food well before humans ever planted a ...

Every day in the Panamanian rainforest, green fragments shuffle across the forest floor. Each piece hides a worker beneath it – a leafcutter ant on a mission. These insects are among nature’s most ...

We have all been in that situation: the moving boxes are large and heavy, but we are determined to carry them all in one trip, even if that means we can’t see where we’re going. In the tropics, some ...

Bug enthusiasts will be pleased to know that World of the Insect isn’t just one of the best bug houses in the country, but also the first built in the U.S. Some of the nation’s most passionate ...

Researchers discovered that Mediterranean ants are having babies that belong to a different species. Researchers observed queens of the Mediterranean harvester ant species Messor ibericus, left, ...

Ants are among the most recognizable, admired, dreaded and mythologized insects on earth. They are famed for their industry, work ethic, organization, militaristic skills and loyalty. Ants are also ...