What is myrmecophily? It represents an important interaction in nature. The word can be split into two parts: myrmex and philia. These are the Greek words for ant (myrmex) and love (philia), ...

A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in ...

This video examines the bullet ant, widely regarded as having the most painful insect sting in the world. Its venom triggers ...

If you’ve been stung by an ant, you know how painful it can be. Australian researchers have found that some of the most painful ant stings are caused by nerve-targeting neurotoxins. But, unlike those ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL COURTS. AND AS SUMMERTIME APPROACHES, EXPERTS ARE WARNING PEOPLE TO PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR A LESSER KNOWN BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INSECT. THE ASIAN NEEDLE ANT IS CAUSING ...

Bees, wasps, and ants belong to the order Hymenoptera. Bees feed on flowers; wasps hunt other insects; ants "feed on a whole variety of things," from flowers to dead animals, says University of ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, invasive species "can cause costly economic and ecological damage each year including crop decimation, clogging of water facilities and waterways, wildlife and ...

Insects are definitely an inevitable part of outdoor living, but if ants have taken over your lawn, you’ll need help eradicating them. The best ant killers for lawns can help you control ant ...

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...