A rare ant species endemic to Japan has been found to be the only kind that lacks both workers and males, consisting exclusively of queens. Ant colonies typically consist of reproductive females, also ...

A harvester ant typically approaches a cone ant nest and stands upright with her mandibles open (all worker ants are female).

Scientists discover desert ants forming a rare cleaning partnership, challenging what we know about insect behavior and ...

Research shows that some ant species have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical behavior outside humans. Medicine has been considered a uniquely human ...