Ants may seem harmless, but some species pose serious threats due to their venom, aggressive behavior, or destructive habits.

Red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex baratus) also have a painful bite but are nonaggressive. They feed on dead insects and seeds ...

A region north of the Grand Canyon is riddled with mysterious spots and the expert came up with the most probable cause of it.

Dopamine may guide foraging behavior in ants living in the desert, according to a study published yesterday (September 26) in iScience. Researchers compared the gene-expression profiles of two groups ...

In a brief communication in May 1 Nature, Michael Greene and Deborah Gordon from Stanford University show that cuticular hydrocarbons, which differ according to task, are used by workers of the red ...