Ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness, then benefit from the nutrients when producing new eggs ...

inquilines do not produce worker offspring, but instead invest most of their energy into producing eggs that eventually develop into sexual forms. In the extreme case of the Swiss ant ...

Ant by ant, a living chain grows into thin air ... The rest of the time, the queen's offspring all become nonbreeding females—a fierce sisterhood of near clones that patrol their colony's ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...