New research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic ...

In the spring of 2005, a woman in Greenville, South Carolina, knelt in her garden, brushed aside a pile of damp leaves, and ...

I’m sure that most readers can correctly name the five deer species that reside in the New Forest and I’m hopeful that many ...

If you’ve ever walked into your kitchen to find a trail of ants, you know just how tricky it can be to get rid of them. In fact, the only way to really know if you have an ant problem is if you see ...

In the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi), workers in a colony alternate between caring for larvae and laying eggs in a coordinated cycle. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology ...

Another invasive species is slowly crawling its way across the United States. Over the past few decades, the Asian needle ants have spread to more than 20 states since their first appearance in ...

The Asian needle ant is an invasive species from East Asia now found in several U.S. states. Named for its origin and sharp stinger, this ant can deliver a painful sting that may cause an allergic ...

Dangerous, painful pests are invading Kentucky. Asian needle ants, with potentially lethal stings, are spreading across the country, found in about 18 states, including the Bluegrass State. The ...

There’s something quite reassuring about spotting ants busy at work in the garden – clambering over logs, weaving through grass, going about their business. Inside, though, it’s another story entirely ...

Unsuspecting insects with potentially lethal stings have invaded the U.S., spreading across the country, and are causing havoc on local ecosystems. The insects, known as Asian needle ants, are ...

The Lise Meitner Group Social Behavior, led by Yuko Ulrich, is conducting research on a special ant species: the clonal raider ant Ooceraea biroi. This ant species does not have queens. Instead, all ...