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

Wood ants, particularly those in the Formica rufa group, play a crucial role in forest ecosystems as keystone species. They are known for their mound-building behavior and their ability to ...

There are two main species of wood ants - hairy wood ants and red wood ants. Hairy wood ants are a northern species in the UK, but they are found as far south as mid Wales. They are less fussy ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions There are two main species of wood ants - hairy wood ants and red wood ants. Hairy wood ants are a northern species in the UK, but they are found as far ...

Carpenter ants chew through wood to construct their nests. You might think that a tiny ant couldn’t possibly ruin your day, ...

This video shows a wood ant running on a force plate designed to measure the tiny forces generated by each limb. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

In project SpecIAnt we study speciation and hybridization using wood ants as a model system. We focus on the recently diverged Formica rufa group wood ants, many of which occur in Southern Finland ...

There are about 60 species of ant in the UK, and they all live in complex colonies. The types of ant you see flying will depend on where you are. For example, in woodland you may see wood ants. All ...

A tell-tale sign of a termite problem is a swarm of flying insects and trails of sawdust around wood structures. But not all swarming insects are termites. It can be easy to mistake flying ants ...

Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.

If you weighed every human and all the ants, the scales would balance. The resin of conifer trees contains antibiotic chemicals and is harvested by the European wood ant to disinfect their nests.