concluding that the apes also rely on memory to locate underground ant nests, rather than simply stumbling across nests opportunistically. The chimpanzees were also observed using tools and ...

Leaky pipes and other moisture problems should be eliminated to avoid carpenter ants establishing nests in homes. Firewood should be placed off the ground and away from the house. Vegetation ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Ant nests (hills) can be broken up with a fork and treated with boiling or cold water ... When ants are not directly underneath plants, they can help by loosening the soil, thus improving soil ...

It is already well-known and well-researched that ants fight each other and raid other ants’ nests. However, one thing has so far puzzled scientists: Ants behave particularly aggressively ...

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6 Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard biologist who has died at age 92, is most famous for his contributions to evolutionary ...

Deadly fire ants have breached the Sunshine Coast biosecurity zone, with six nests found at a building site, prompting calls for more federal funding to thwart the pests’ march across the state.

Video released by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program shows how quickly the world's worst invasive pests swarm to protect their nests. House painter Joel Booker was lucky not to have been ...