For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

THIS is the remarkable moment a cunning ant manages to invade a nest and trick workers into killing the queen – only to take ...

Every summer, millions of flying ants swarm around the UK. Flying ants — also known as swarmers or alates — are not harmful, however, their constant swarming on 'flying ant day' can be irritating.

Though the humidity in the Boston area has significantly calmed down over the past few days, those trying to enjoy the weather on Monday night were in for a bug-filled nightmare. This past Monday, ...

There are over 12,000 species of ants. Most are seen as pests that invade homes and take over pantries in their search for food. The majority of these ants are found marching on the floor, up walls, ...

Longhorn crazy ants, named for their jerky and erratic movements, may seem chaotic, but they are actually very cooperative and efficient at retrieving food. A new study shows that through intelligence ...

This past week in my office, our summer interns wouldn’t go into their office because of numerous flies all over the place. They were not flies but rather swarming ants. Perhaps you have seen these ...

A high school in Pennsylvania was dismissed early after a swarm of flying ants took over the cafeteria, school staff said. Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown sent students home at 10:30 a.m. on ...

Researchers believe that machines, acting collectively, can accomplish tasks that are difficult for individual robots.