A study investigates the evolution of beneficial bacteria that live inside and on the surface of farming ants. Attine ants ...

A study investigates the evolution of beneficial bacteria that live inside and on the surface of farming ants. Attine ants farm fungi, in one of the ...

While our human ancestors began domesticating food crops around 10,000 years ago, a lineage of ants called the ‘attines’ became fungus farmers 60 million years earlier. The attine ants and ...

While our human ancestors began domesticating food crops around 10,000 years ago, a lineage of ants called the "attines" became fungus farmers 60 million years earlier. The attine ants and their ...

A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership A worker of the fungus-farming ant species Mycetophylax asper ...

But insects beat us to it by millions of years. Various ant species cooperate with fungi, creating a home for them, providing them with nutrients, and harvesting them as food. This reaches the ...

Known for having the most painful sting of any insect, the Bullet Ant is found in South American rainforests. Its sting can last up to 24 hours, often compared to being shot. Fire Ants are ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

Check out 8 minutes of gameplay from Empire of the Ants in this latest video for the upcoming photorealistic strategy game inspired by Bernard Werber's work. The new video showcases gameplay ...

‘Nothing better than the sound of a happy Grasshopper.’ ‘Give it a rest,’ said a passing Ant. ‘What?’ said the Grasshopper. ‘I’m trying to work here,’ said the Ant. ‘You’re ...

The ants plant, protect, provision, and cultivate their fungus, which then provides the ants with a stable food supply. Leafcutter ants have the most advanced attine farming systems and have ...