The exotic pet market is a lucrative business. If a smuggler is successful, they could make hundreds, if not thousands, off ...

Anteaters earned their name for a pretty obvious reason: their ant diet. Long specialized tongues enable them to grab ...

Florida carpenter ants perform amputations on their injured nestmates, preventing infection. They can tell the best treatment ...

A harvester ant typically approaches a cone ant nest and stands upright with her mandibles open (all worker ants are female).

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Keep ants out of your garden beds with these smart, simple tips that actually work—no harsh chemicals required. Learn more ...

In the Arizona desert, scientists have uncovered a bizarre and almost unbelievable partnership between ants: tiny cone ants ...

Some large marine fish are known to seek out distinct “cleaning stations” where smaller fish and shrimp eat dead skin ...

After witnessing the interactions in an Arizona desert, a Smithsonian researcher suggests that the little ants picked off ...

Keep mulch, leaf litter, and vegetation at least 10 to 12 inches away from the foundation. Trim back any tree branches or ...

When it comes to teamwork, we could all learn something from ants.These relatively simple, small-brained animals are famous for their ability to ...

Scientists conducting a DNA analysis of ant specimens collected from across the Fiji islands in the Pacific have been able to ...