Biochar may improve soil, but too much can harm ants, disrupting their behavior, teamwork, and the health of the ecosystem.

Few birds have more common names than the northern flicker. This flashy woodpecker goes by cotton-rump, high-hole, yellowhammer and at least 150 other colloquialisms. All these monikers speak to the ...

Ants are tiny creatures with incredible social structures, but their behaviors often leave us scratching our heads. While many of their actions have logical explanations in the context of their ...

The multifarious relationships between ants and their associated organisms form one of the most intricate ecological networks in terrestrial ecosystems. Ants are not only formidable social insects and ...

The most common advice, when it comes to ants, is keeping things clean. And it’s true that leaving food out will attract ants ...

The discovery of an unusual reproductive system for one ant species solves a long-standing puzzle about a missing population of another ant species. Each of these species clones males: the father’s ...

An estimated 20 quadrillion ants belonging to more than 15,000 known species currently crawl across the Earth. Those huge ...

Ants can be problematic in your yard or garden, but if you're not willing to harm them yourself, you can try this trick to ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The sun is out, and so are common household pests, including the United States' #1 nuisance pest—ants. “We actually provide all of the things [ants] need to survive. We ...