Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A red ant on a leaf Ants are, more often than not, relatively harmless bugs to have in your yard, but if their nest is tearing up ...

Two formica thatching ants or field ants on a dried brown leaf - David Havel/Shutterstock Ants: They're creepy, they're crawly, and they're generally a nuisance. They can also be tough to get rid of, ...

Some ants have figured out how to keep from getting lost: Build taller anthills. Desert ants that live in the hot, flat salt pans of Tunisia spend their days looking for food. Successful grocery runs ...

Pests find and create homes in all sorts of ways, and you don't want to find out the hard way which type has taken up residence in your yard. Imagine your child playing in the grass, thinking they ...

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well. Ants are many things. Like, they're very ...

Weaver ants in South and Southeast Asia build remarkable leaf nests. These tiny engineers work together, coordinating their pulling forces with precision. They create living bridges and use larvae to ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts ...

Ants can really ruin a picnic. But put a blanket down on this species and it’s really going to be a problem. Fire ants. This year marks the 30th anniversary of their discovery in Virginia, and the ...