The emergent complexity of ant societies is one of the most fascinating phenomena in the natural world: how do these tiny creatures form such intricate social networks? These networks are so nuanced ...

Rove beetles have evolved a neat trick to survive. They cloak themselves in ant pheromones, allowing them to enter and remain ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

What is myrmecophily? It represents an important interaction in nature. The word can be split into two parts: myrmex and ...

According to a new study out of Rockefeller University, the way that ant colonies make group decisions closely mimics the way neurons behave in the human brain. In other words, they follow a colony ...

The craziest Ant War has broken out in Pantdora, my 1000 gallon rainforest floor vivarium. A glass bridge attaches to Pantdora to an upper tree canopy vivarium called Orchadia, and both tanks combined ...