Almost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, ...

A study of ants across three continents has revealed that their color and size is strongly influenced by their environment, and that the dominant color and average body size can change from year to ...

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 8 (UPI) --Ants in colder environs tend to be bigger and darker in color, while ants in warmer climes are typically smaller and paler in color. That's the conclusion of a new ...

Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

The body hairs of the Saharan silver ant cause total internal reflection of light to make the ants almost ten times more reflective, preventing overheating and yielding their silver sheen, according ...

An ant colony, made up of many thousands of individuals, actually functions more like one giant organism. Ants use their unified strength to build bridges, raft across rivers and even wage war on ...

When an insect has the nick-name of "odorous house ant," you know it's smelly. This ant's scent has been described as blue cheese, rancid butter, or cleaning solution. Inquiring science minds wanted ...

A University of Liverpool study of ants across three continents has revealed that their colour and size is strongly influenced by their environment, and that the dominant colour and average body size ...