Some ant species are aggressive and pose danger. Encounters are becoming common due to growing cities and shifting weather. Bullet ant sting causes electric shock-like pain. Maricopa harvester ant ...

In social insects, conflicts over male parentage can be resolved by worker policing. However, the evolution of policing behavior is constrained by the ability of individuals to identify reproductive ...

WASHINGTON -- Running a museum is no picnic, but the Smithsonian is attracting ants anyway. A new exhibit, "Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants," opens Saturday at the National Museum ...

An ant sting contains formic acid, also known as methanoic acid, which causes a burning sensation and irritation. But what happens if this simple burning sensation develops into a more severe allergic ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE weaver ants of tropical Australia construct their homes from leaves and silk. The baby ants, or larvae, extrude the white, lustrous ...

Queensland scientists have identified a toxin in bull ant venom that seems to have cleverly evolved specifically to target short-beaked echidnas, the main predator of ants in the Aussie bush. But ...