Ants

Ants footprints hold chemicals that tranquilize food-producing aphids.

By putting some ants on stilts and lopping the legs off others, researchers conclude an internal pedometer is at work.

Study reveals how ants use antibiotic-producing bacteria to keep fungus gardens free of parasitic pests.

Sharp teeth and toxic venom help army ants bring down large prey.

Instead of following the Sun or using an internal compass, ants use visual cues on the ground to reach food and then find their way home when full, a new study finds.

Special antenna structures decide friend or foe.

The coordinated attack, not to mention the trap itself, is unlike anything seen in nature.