Ant colonies are like high security bank vaults. To get in, you need the right access codes. Usually, those come in the form of chemical cues, which let the resident ants know you belong. But one ...

Ant nests can offer a lot to organisms other than just ants. They are well-protected, environmentally-stable and resource-rich spaces -- in many ways everything a tiny creature could ask for in a home ...

It's good to be the queen. That's what the Rebel's Large Blue butterfly has discovered. The insect has found a way to imitate the smells and sounds of queen ants so well that worker ants welcome ...

If you haven’t stuck an ant in your ear recently, don’t write the insect off as the strong, silent type. Many species make tiny squeaks that people can hear if they hold an ant close enough. The rich ...

Adult ants communicate with pheromones, touch and even sound. Now, researchers have discovered that developing ants, called pupae, have their own distinctive calls, which identify their social status ...

Washington D.C, October 29, 2014 -- Ant nests can offer a lot to organisms other than just ants. They are well-protected, environmentally-stable and resource-rich spaces -- in many ways everything a ...