Ants build complex, resource efficient networks with no central planning–that’s definitely something humans can learn a thing or two about. Go to a park and look down at the ground. A colony of ants ...

Ants – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems. From The Conversation, by Scott Solomon, Associate Teaching Professor of ...

Last March, at a lodge in coastal Mexico, I stood in a courtyard admiring the jasmine and hibiscus and I happened to look down. Along the edges of the terrace, thousands of ants were marching in tidy, ...

Now that it is mid-summer, insects and spiders are becoming more obvious as they mature. Grasshoppers are starting to appear. Fall webworm nests are popping up in your trees, sparking unnecessary ...

Ant trails fascinate children and scientists alike. With so many ants traveling in both directions, meeting and contacting one another, carrying their loads and giving the impression that they have a ...

We already know that ants are hard workers, but new research shows that working together is the key to how they get so much done. The lesson for humans: Working together may be the key to making ...

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...

No other species of insect carries as many negative connotations as red ants, but some researchers believe that observations of these pests may lead to advancements in material engineering. A study ...