Spot an ant colony, and you’ll likely hop, skip, or jump to avoid their bites. Deemed useless pests, ants are often ignored or squashed. Yet, a delightful surprise awaits: ants boast a lucrative ...

An ant’s normal mode of locomotion is crawling. However, at certain times of the year, something remarkable happens. At certain times, some ants in the colony develop wings, leave the nest, and fly.

Why do ants come in the house, exactly? We're sure you make a great host, but we'll bet these six-legged critters with antennae aren't on your guest list. Our homes have much of what ants need ...

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the colony. This signal prompts worker ants to open the pupae’s cocoons and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — If you’ve noticed more ants this year, you’re not alone. Many people in KELOLAND have seen the little bugs crawling around their homes. They show up in a mass, an army, a ...

We’re throwing a big number at you to start off this episode: 100 quadrillion. That’s a 1 followed by 17 zeroes, and that’s a rough estimate of how many ants there are crawling across the planet! This ...

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.