Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ants' tiny brains can still coordinate to build complex structures using their own bodies. Apart from their nasty stings, army ant ...

Their nomadic lifestyle and ravenous raiding have taken army ants (Dorylinae) to most continents on Earth, but a rare fossil discovery is now offering first evidence that the infamous predators once ...

Ants are among the most familiar creatures on Earth, yet scientists continue to uncover abilities that seem almost ...

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms. Isabella Muratore at the New ...

At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, researchers track swarms of carnivorous army ants and the birds that follow them. A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research, in the ...

A rare 35-million-year-old fossil shows an insect known for a ravenous appetite in a whole new light. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 23, 2022 9:00 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...

Army ants form some of the largest insect societies on the planet. They are quite famous in popular culture, most notably from a terrifying scene in Indiana Jones. But they are also ecologically ...

East of the northern Ucayali River in Peru is a geologically subsiding basin crossed by winding rivers and extensive wetlands. Much of this topographically flat region is flooded for several months ...

After a five-year effort, the U.S. Army on Okinawa said it has eradicated an invasive ant species at its port in the island prefecture’s capital city. The browsing ant — Lepisiota frauenfeldi — is ...

Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in ...

Army Ant Reconstruction Reconstruction of D. perseus from NJIT's Barden Lab shows anatomical similarities with certain army ants alive today. Credit: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; ...