Fijian plants stop rival ants from fighting by creating separate chambers inside them. This keeps peace and benefits both ants and plants.

In the animal kingdom, you might think you know what animals eat, but you’d be surprised by some of the unexpected things ...

Fire ants – one of the world’s worst feral pests – have in recent days crossed two state borders and spread 800km within ...

An increased presence of ants in your yard could be down to the plants you're growing. They love sunflowers, azaleas, ...

It begins; Flying Ant Day has arrived in parts of Cornwall and thousands of ants have emerged to swarm in a mating ritual known as the 'nuptial flight'. Escaping them becomes an impossible task as ...

Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments ...

While plants often have mutually beneficial relationships with insects, a tuber in Fiji grows separate compartments for ...

Households across Ireland are being urged to keep windows and doors shut as swarms of flying ants emerge nationwide in a ...

These large butterflies do not migrate like monarchs. They glide through fields and farmlands and frequent urban landscapes.

They may look menacing, but spiders have many predators, including army ants. Scientists now suspect tarantula hairs prevent the species from becoming ant food. For the study, an international ...

Insects use a wax layer on their bodies to prevent water loss. Furthermore, they use the layer for communication. Although ...

A swarm of flying ants isn't a sign of the end times, it's just some ants looking for love, still, you should be sure they're ...