A study of fire ants suggests a “selfish” supergene influences body size, potentially giving some ants a better chance of ...

A group of genes may give some fire ants an advantage, increasing their chances of growing larger and potentially becoming ...

Groups of social animals, including humans, can make complex decisions without a single central leader. Those choices aren't always made by the majority, however. In fact, a relatively small number of ...

Congratulations. Your next reincarnation is as an ant.From a larva in the dark soil to nursing, foraging, storing nectar, ...

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a... fire ant? OK, fine, fire ant queens are probably way too small to see when they’re 400 feet above the ground, but flying is a vital part of ...

As habitat loss and fragmentation continues, many in the scientific community view landscape corridors as important for connecting habitat fragments to maintain biodiversity. And yet, might those same ...