Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic ...

Two new studies show how climate influences behavior, communication, and genome evolution—driving adaptation in a ...

An ant colony is not just a group of insects. It is a single biological system spread across thousands or millions of bodies.

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ...

Kspeka joins host Robin Young to talk about ants, including the spiny queen, who invades colonies of carpenter ants using a ...

Parasitic ant queens have evolved a sophisticated strategy to infiltrate and take over established colonies. By releasing ...

In a wide range of social species, when an animal is sick, it takes itself away from its group. Ant pupae are unable to move, ...

Ants have always been a highly studied insect due to their many complex qualities. One of the reasons they have attracted so ...

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the ...

“By warning the colony of their deadly infection, terminally ill ants help the colony remain healthy and produce daughter ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...