How these asexual ants avoid genetic diversity problems
New research documents a never-before-seen strategy for retaining genetic diversity among asexually reproducing insects.
How these asexual ants avoid genetic diversity problems
New research documents a never-before-seen strategy for retaining genetic diversity among asexually reproducing insects.
Invasive ants can hitchhike on your car
Ants pack up the whole family, including their queen, and hop in cars for opportunistic rides to new areas where they can set up a home.
1 protein is key for smell and socializing in ants
The protein Orco is essential for smell neuron function and development in ants, fostering the insects’ social behavior, researchers report.
1 protein is key for smell and socializing in ants
The protein Orco is essential for smell neuron function and development in ants, fostering the insects’ social behavior, researchers report.
Tiny invasive ant makes hunting harder for lions
A tiny invasive ant is disrupting the life of African lions. It’s making it harder for them to hunt zebra, their preferred prey.
Ant survival secret inspires way to get materials to work together
Survival strategies used by fire ants may pave the way to revolutionize robotics, medicine, and more, researchers report.
Super rare ants found hiding in North Carolina trees
Researchers have found a species of ant so rare that only a handful of records exist from across the entire eastern US.
Parasite protects its ‘zombies’ from hot sun
A brain-altering parasite called the liver fluke turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk, report researchers.
Transgenic ants glow in response to alarm pheromones
The world’s first transgenic ants have olfactory sensory neurons that flash green in response to odorants.