Ants may seem harmless, but some species pose serious threats due to their venom, aggressive behavior, or destructive habits.

Army ants are blind and use pheromones to follow trails of other ants, but if a trail loops they get locked running in an endless circle. How many of the best comedies in movie history have you seen?

In Panama, researchers recorded army ants crafting living bridges to take the most efficient route along the forest floor.

Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, ...

In this figure set, students use a study by Wrege et al. (2005) to examine the relationship between the army ant Eciton burchellii and birds that follow foraging swarms. Army ant swarms are one of the ...

(Much like termites, which cause far more severe damage.) Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not have permanent homes. (Why invasive ants are a bigger threat than previously ...

How Army Ants Build Better Bridges In Panama, researchers recorded army ants crafting living bridges to take the most efficient route along the forest floor. (Christopher R. Reid, Matthew J. Lutz ...