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

Another species, the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), is capable of forming so-called supercolonies that house hundreds or even thousands of queens. On Australia’s Christmas Island ...

However, this isn’t a specific species but rather a common name or catchall term people use when describing tiny ants such as the odorous house ant or little black ant, says Benson. It’s not a ...

The morphological identification of Solenopsis spp. workers is difficult, particularly small ones. We examined the sequence of the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial gene (mtDNA) as a marker for ...

Piles of wet leaves and mulch near your house are a great place for ants to set up shop. Depending on the species, they could ...

You’ve probably encountered a species or two of pest ants inside your home, but most ants on Maui are not interested in your kitchen. Some indoor pests, such as black house ants, African big ...