A Northern Lapwing keeps a watchful eye over its nest, hidden among the grass and blending perfectly with the meadow. With ...

The spiny leaf insect mother not only abandons her eggs, she's also figured out how to trick someone else into protecting and ...

Grounded 2 is still going strong, and along with the many new additions, like the new areas of Brookhollow Park, they've ...

Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ...

The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into ...

Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

What has eight eyes and stalks its prey like a cat? It’s not a weird science fiction monster; only a small, frequently ...

Most importantly, newly hatched termites are miniature, mobile versions of the adults and immediately join in the nest processes, whereas ants have legless, maggot-like larvae that have to be fed by ...

When infected by a fungal disease, ant pupae actively emit a chemical cue that prompts workers to get rid of them for the ...

A walk in the woods can feel quiet, even ordinary. But in Pennsylvania, one boy noticed tiny “seeds” piled near an ant nest, and that small detail helped kick off a new scientific finding about how ...