Tiny insects trapped in amber could tell us a great deal about their roles in past ecosystems: pollinators, parasites, predators, and prey. But how many of the insects preserved alongside each other ...

Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new paper in the journal Biology Letters show ants, other insects and spiders that all ...

Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their ...

These caterpillars rely on ants to tend them, and they use a surprisingly complex sense of rhythm to make it happen ...

Some Canary Island ants have picked up an unwelcome stowaway — plastic waste. Plastic entanglement is commonly associated with aquatic and ocean life. Finding plastic-wrapped ants suggests that ...

Before you spray, read this. A horticulturist explains why ants can actually protect your plants, and the safest way to ...